Eisha Marjara is a Canadian film director and writer. With a background in photography, Marjara has written and directed several award-winning films, including the feature documentary Desperately Seeking Helen (1998) and The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1994).[1] Marjara's forthcoming feature film is titled Venus; it has yet to be released.[1]
Marjara's Canadian-German co-production The Tourist, a short film, had its first showing at the 24th Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois in 2006.[2]
Marjara is completing feature film Venus, a dramedy about a 30-something professional who transitions into a woman then discovers that she is the father of a fourteen-year-old boy. The film is produced by Joe Balass of Compass Productions Inc. and executive producer Kevin Tierney (Bon Cop, Bad Cop).[1]
Personal life
Marjara is the daughter of father Dr. Harinder Singh Marjara, and mother Devinder.[3] She had two sisters, Seema and Amita.[4] She grew up in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and she lived in Trois-Rivières, Sainte-Foy, and Montreal.[5] She attended Concordia University, enrolled in Communications Studies.[6]
Her mother and her sister, Seema, were killed in the bombing of Air India Flight 182;[7] they had been flying to visit relatives.[8] Seema had just graduated from Centennial Regional High School.[9] Eisha was not on board because she was being treated for anorexia nervosa, and her father was teaching a summer course at the time.[8] Both Eisha and Amita Marjara along with father Harinder were interview subjects of the 2008 documentary Air India 182.[4]
^Black, Barbara. "Air India disaster hit Concordia hard" (Archive). Concordia's Thursday Report. April 21, 2005. Volume 29, No. 14. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
^Reinhart, Anthony. "Three relatives of Air India victims revisit lost innocence" (). The Globe and Mail. Wednesday June 16, 2010. Updated Thursday August 23, 2012. Retrieved on October 22, 2014.
^ abcReinhart, Anthony. "Three relatives of Air India victims revisit lost innocence." The Globe and Mail. Wednesday June 16, 2010. Updated Thursday August 23, 2012. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
^Semenak, Susan. "Happy honors grad left prom early to rest up for ill-fated flight to India." The Montreal Gazette. Wednesday June 26, 1985. p. A1. Retrieved on Google News (p. 1/111) on October 22, 2014.
Further reading
Eisha Marjara's interview footage (Archive) from the documentary Air India 182
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Eisha Marjara news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eisha Marjara is a Canadian film director and writer With a background in photography Marjara has written and directed several award winning films including the feature documentary Desperately Seeking Helen 1998 and The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1994 1 Marjara s forthcoming feature film is titled Venus it has yet to be released 1 Eisha MarjaraBornTrois Rivieres Quebec CanadaNationalityCanadianEducationConcordia UniversityOccupation s Film director writerYears active1994 presentNotable workDesperately Seeking HelenWebsitehttp www eishamarjara comIn addition to her film work her photo series and essay on the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in which her mother and sister were killed entitled Remember me Nought was featured in the fall 2013 issue of Descant magazine Her debut novel titled Faerie Arsenal Pulp Press received a star review in Publishers Weekly citation needed Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksCareer EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 Marjara s 1998 National Film Board of Canada docudrama Desperately Seeking Helen received critical acclaim and brought her international recognition The movie depicts Marjara on a journey to India exploring her own Indian roots by following the career of acclaimed Bollywood movie star and vamp Helen Richardson Khan The movie received the jury award of the Munich Documentary Film Festival in 2000 as well as the Prix de La Semaine Critique at the Locarno International Film Festival the same year Marjara s Canadian German co production The Tourist a short film had its first showing at the 24th Rendez vous du Cinema Quebecois in 2006 2 Marjara is completing feature film Venus a dramedy about a 30 something professional who transitions into a woman then discovers that she is the father of a fourteen year old boy The film is produced by Joe Balass of Compass Productions Inc and executive producer Kevin Tierney Bon Cop Bad Cop 1 Personal life EditMarjara is the daughter of father Dr Harinder Singh Marjara and mother Devinder 3 She had two sisters Seema and Amita 4 She grew up in Trois Rivieres Quebec and she lived in Trois Rivieres Sainte Foy and Montreal 5 She attended Concordia University enrolled in Communications Studies 6 Her mother and her sister Seema were killed in the bombing of Air India Flight 182 7 they had been flying to visit relatives 8 Seema had just graduated from Centennial Regional High School 9 Eisha was not on board because she was being treated for anorexia nervosa and her father was teaching a summer course at the time 8 Both Eisha and Amita Marjara along with father Harinder were interview subjects of the 2008 documentary Air India 182 4 Marjara along with her family is Sikh 8 Filmography EditThe Incredible Shrinking Woman 1994 Desperately Seeking Helen 1999 The Tourist 2006 Lolita Diaries 2008 House for Sale 2012 Un Mot tel Ideal 2016 Venus 2017 See also EditList of female film and television directors List of LGBT related films directed by womenReferences Edit a b c TIFF Eisha Marjara Germany Alienus Mediaconsulting Bonn the tourist a film by eisha marjara www meet the tourist com Retrieved 2018 03 08 Badami Anita Rau Can You Hear the Nightbird Call Penguin Books India January 1 2006 ISBN 0670999415 9780670999415 p 404 a b Air India 182 Press Kit Archive Air India 182 film official website p 11 12 Retrieved on October 22 2014 Eisha Marjara Archived 2014 11 29 at the Wayback Machine Archive Rendez vous du cinema quebecois RVCQ Retrieved on November 22 2014 Black Barbara Air India disaster hit Concordia hard Archive Concordia s Thursday Report April 21 2005 Volume 29 No 14 Retrieved on November 22 2014 Reinhart Anthony Three relatives of Air India victims revisit lost innocence Archive The Globe and Mail Wednesday June 16 2010 Updated Thursday August 23 2012 Retrieved on October 22 2014 a b c Reinhart Anthony Three relatives of Air India victims revisit lost innocence The Globe and Mail Wednesday June 16 2010 Updated Thursday August 23 2012 Retrieved on November 22 2014 Semenak Susan Happy honors grad left prom early to rest up for ill fated flight to India The Montreal Gazette Wednesday June 26 1985 p A1 Retrieved on Google News p 1 111 on October 22 2014 Further reading EditEisha Marjara s interview footage Archive from the documentary Air India 182External links EditEisha Marjara at IMDb Official Site of the National Film Board of Canada on Desperately seeking Helen Index of articles from the Montreal Gazette Retrieved from https en 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