Mehta also directed the documentaries "" (1975) and "Traveling Light" (1986), the latter focusing on the work of Mehta's brother Dilip as a photojournalist. "Traveling Light" would go on to be nominated for three Gemini Awards. In 1987, based on the works of Alice Munro, Cynthia Flood and Betty Lambert, Mehta produced and co-directed "Martha, Ruth and Edie". Screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, it would go on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the 11th International Film Festival in Florence in 1988.