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Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta
Born (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 34)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2009–present

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 first black female director to debut at No. 1 at the U.S. box office, for the weekend opening of her horror mystery film Candyman (2021).[2] She was the first black woman to direct a Marvel film, The Marvels (2023),[3] which set records for being the largest box-office bomb to date and the highest-grossing film directed by a black woman.[4][5] She is currently in production on an adaptation of Hedda Gabler.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony. "'Candyman': Nia DaCosta Becomes First Black Female Filmmaker To Open Pic To No. 1 At Domestic B.O." Deadline. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Vary, Adam B. (August 6, 2020). "'Captain Marvel 2' Lands Nia DaCosta as Director". Variety. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Murray, Conor (December 4, 2023). "All The Records (Good And Bad) Set By 'The Marvels,' Marvel's Lowest-Grossing Film". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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  6. ^ "' Trance with Nia DaCosta'". Audioboom. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

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