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Deepa Mehta

Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

File No. 815013  ·  Adjudicated

Deepa Mehta

Director — Elements trilogy

Born
1950
Birthplace
AMRITSAR, INDIA
Citizenships
INDIA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
1.0/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

We'll Allow It 🙋

Technically qualifies. Nobody is thrilled about it.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
AMRITSAR, INDIA
Canadian parentage — no
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — no
None on record
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — no
Raised elsewhere
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Her film Water (2005) was selected as Canada's official entry for the Academy Awards and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

The verdict

Moved to Canada in 1973 and built her entire celebrated filmmaking career here, directing the groundbreaking Elements Trilogy and other films that put Canadian cinema on the world stage. Known internationally as a Canadian filmmaker, she's made Toronto her home base for over 50 years and champions Canadian stories and talent.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org