Nia DaCosta
American film director and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She made her feature film debut as a writer and director for her crime thriller film Little Woods (2018). Nia garnered wide acclaim for winning the Nora Ephron Prize for Female Filmmakers at the Tribeca Film Festival.[1] DaCosta became the youngest black female director to hit No. 1 at the box office for the weekend opening of her horror mystery film Candyman (2021). She is the first black woman to direct a superhero film, The Marvels (2023).[2] She is currently in production on an adaptation of Hedda Gabler.[3]
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Born | (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 34) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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