FILM DIRECTOR

Nia DaCosta

1989 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nia DaCosta has received more than 1,494,377 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nia DaCosta is the 1,553rd most popular film director (up from 1,663rd in 2019), the 11,193rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,432nd in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nia DaCostas by language

Over the past year Nia DaCosta has had the most page views in the with 502,718 views, followed by Korean (22,395), and Spanish (21,152). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (1,812.50%), Finnish (994.74%), and Persian (477.18%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nia DaCosta ranks 1,553 out of 2,041. Before her are Marc Webb, Brad Wright, Jean-François Richet, Jimmy T. Murakami, Glen Keane, and Vera Stroyeva. After her are Maren Ade, Phyllida Lloyd, Lou Ye, James Bridges, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Sergey Mikaelyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Nia DaCosta ranks 138. Before her are Salah Abdeslam, Brenton Thwaites, Agnieszka Radwańska, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Emilio Nsue, and Gylfi Sigurðsson. After her are Jimmy Butler, Cam Newton, Aleix Espargaró, Teddy Riner, Albin Ekdal, and Hannah Murray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nia DaCosta ranks 11,193 out of 20,380. Before her are Isabelle Fuhrman (1997), Dwight Frye (1899), Alexandra Silk (1963), Peter Masterson (1934), Ed Thigpen (1930), and Sam Lacey (1948). After her are Lee Tergesen (1965), Anne Henning (1955), Peter the Aleut (1800), Robert Wuhl (1951), Duvall Hecht (1930), and David Miller (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Nia DaCosta ranks 431. Before her are Martha Coolidge (1946), Tom McGrath (1964), Jerry Adler (1929), Marc Webb (1974), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), and Glen Keane (1954). After her are James Bridges (1936), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Andy Tennant (1955), Scott Cooper (1970), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), and Oscar Micheaux (1884).

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Filmography

Top Boy
Director
Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty street of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.
8.017 / 10
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.
Apr 19o 20195.8 / 10
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.
Aug 25o 20216.032 / 10