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Jun 7, 2019 · Asif Kapadia is in limbo. He has been here before. The director of seven feature films, his last — Amy, the tragic story of the late singer Amy Winehouse — won the 2016 Oscar for Best...
Jun 13, 2019 · How Asif Kapadia became the great chronicler of tragic fame. 13 June 2019. By Mike Higgins,Features correspondent. Alfredo Capozzi. (Credit: Alfredo Capozzi) With his new film about Diego...
Jun 12, 2022 · Film-maker Asif Kapadia: ‘I am a fan of social media. At least it gives people a voice’. Jonathan Romney. The award-winning documentarian talks about the films that make him cry, being caught...
Sep 11, 2019 · From 'Amy' to Diego Maradona: How Asif Kapadia became the world’s greatest documentary maker. The British filmmaker who blurs the lines between 'documentary, drama and naturalism' is now taking on Diego Maradona. Asif Kapadia has directed some of the best documentaries of our time. Getty. Gregory Wakeman. Sep 11, 2019. Listen In English.
Born in Hackney, London in 1972, Kapadia studied filmmaking at the Royal College of Art where he first gained recognition with his short The Sheep Thief (1997) telling the story of a gifted street kid and the family who take him in, made with non professional actors in Rajasthan, India, the film won many awards including Second Prize at the 1998...
Jun 29, 2015 · Director Asif Kapadia, producer James Gay-Rees and editor Chris King reveal the research, patience and tough decisions that informed their film about the best British singer of her generation. 29 June 2015. By Lou Thomas. Amy (2015) Some 20 million people own a copy of Amy Winehouse’s second and final studio album, Back to Black.
Apr 11, 2024 · Features. From the Sight and Sound archive. “Her charisma, her presence, was a lot to do with her eyes”: Asif Kapadia on Amy. Kapadia’s heartbreaking documentary about Amy Winehouse presents a complex picture of someone who is both more canny and more intimidated than we could ever have imagined. From our July 2015 issue. 11 April 2024.
