Payal Kapadia
Born: 1986-01-04 in Mumbai, India
Known For: Directing
Biography
Payal Kapadia (born 4 January 1986) is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing. In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival. Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. She got a Bachelor's degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She did a one-year Master's degree from Sophia college. She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, where she was selected on her second attempt.
Filmography
2025
- If on a Winter's Night ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- All We Imagine as Light ... (Director)
2022
- A Night of Knowing Nothing ... (Director)
2021
- Between Day and Night ... (Director)
2018
- And What Is the Summer Saying? ... (Writer)
2017
- Afternoon Clouds ... (Director)
2015
- The Last Mango Before the Monsoon ... (Writer)
2014
- Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost ... (Director)
- Memory Of Being Here ... (Director)
2012
- Weapons of Mass Destruction ... (Director)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee