Nilesh Patel
Director | Producer | Editor
Nilesh Patel is a producer and director focused on telling the stories of us coming together that have proven to be provocative, entertaining, and necessary. His first dramatic work and directorial debut, 7 to 11, Indian, was broadcast on Citytv in 2004 which led to producing a series of short dramas for CityTv by Women of Colour. Following this he directed his multiple-award winning feature documentary Brocket 99 - Rocking the Country (preserved in the National Archives of Canada). This film explored racism in Canada, specifically towards Indigenous peoples.
In 2014 he completed his MFA in Film at Concordia focusing on the gender roles of men and women through his What is a Man? series. In 2011 Nilesh began a period of eight years training Indigenous youth in the Far North in filmmaking. This land-based work focused on community specific documentation of the Traditional Knowledge of Elders. Through his company, Roaming Pictures, youth were trained in filmmaking and with this documentaries were made for the preservation and prosperity of their language, community and culture. Nilesh is currently directing and producing Out of the Stands for Telus Originals while also continuing to advocate for racial equity in our film and television industry.
