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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]
- Filmmaker
- 2009–present
“Candyman” “Little Woods” Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is a filmmaker who, at age 34, became the youngest director and the first African American woman to helm a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, with the 2023 superhero sequel The Marvels.
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Nia DaCosta is a Brooklyn-born filmmaker who has worked on projects such as Candyman, Little Woods and The Marvels. IMDb provides her biography, awards, credits, photos, videos and contact info.
- Writer, Additional Crew, Producer
- November 8, 1989
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Aug 31, 2021 · It's a good week to be director Nia DaCosta. Not only did her new film, horror flick Candyman, have a spectacular opening weekend, she made history in the process, becoming the first Black...
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Candyman is a 2021 supernatural horror film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and DaCosta. The film is a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman film series, based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker.
- August 27, 2021
- Ian Cooper, Win Rosenfeld, Jordan Peele
Sep 19, 2023 · New Directions. October 2023 Issue. Nia DaCosta, Barrier-Breaking Director of The Marvels, on Navigating the Blockbuster Machine. “The thing I’ve been most surprised by lately,” says the...
Aug 16, 2023 · Nia DaCosta’s first feature, the 2019 drama Little Woods, was about a young woman, played by Tessa Thompson, on probation after being convicted on drug charges, stuck in a system that seems ...
