Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta
DaCosta in November 2023
Born	(1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 35) New York City, U.S.
Education	New York University (BFA) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2009–present

Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American filmmaker. She rose to prominence when she made her feature-length debut as a writer and director with the crime thriller film Little Woods (2018), winning the Nora Ephron Prize for Female Filmmakers at the Tribeca Film Festival.

After working on other projects, most notably directing two episodes of the British thriller series Top Boy in 2019, DaCosta became the first black female director to debut at No. 1 at the U.S. box office for the weekend opening of the horror film Candyman (2021). She then became the first black woman to direct a Marvel Comics film with The Marvels (2023), which, despite being a box-office disappointment, became the highest-grossing film directed by a black woman.