Nia DaCosta

Filmmaker

Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American filmmaker. She wrote and directed the crime thriller film Little Woods (2018), winning the Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. She also directed the horror film Candyman (2021) and the superhero film The Marvels (2023). She is currently in production on an adaptation of Hedda Gabler.