Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta

Birth : 1989-11-08, Brooklyn, New York, USA

History

Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her breakout film "Little Woods" (2018), the supernatural horror legacy sequel "Candyman" (2021), and the MCU superhero film "The Marvels" (2023), which continues the stories of characters introduced in the film "Captain Marvel" and the Disney+ shows "WandaVision" and "Ms. Marvel."

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Nia DaCosta

Movies

The Marvels
Writer
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
The Marvels
Director
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
Candyman
Screenplay
Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.
Candyman
Director
Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.
Little Woods
Screenplay
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.
Little Woods
Director
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.
Night and Day
Editor
A young woman tries to hold it together during a tense and unpredictable evening with her brother and estranged husband.
Night and Day
Producer
A young woman tries to hold it together during a tense and unpredictable evening with her brother and estranged husband.
Night and Day
Director
A young woman tries to hold it together during a tense and unpredictable evening with her brother and estranged husband.
Hedda Gabler
Director
Follows Hedda Gabler as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life.
The Water Dancer
Director
In the pre–Civil War South, Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he’s saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Writer
A remake of the 1991 film of the same name, in which a woman fakes her own death to escape her abusive husband.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Director
A remake of the 1991 film of the same name, in which a woman fakes her own death to escape her abusive husband.