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Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia

Directing

January 4, 1986 (40)Mumbai, India

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.

Behind the camera

All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light

Director

All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light

Writer

A Night of Knowing Nothing

A Night of Knowing Nothing

Director

A Night of Knowing Nothing

A Night of Knowing Nothing

Writer

The Last Mango Before the Monsoon

The Last Mango Before the Monsoon

Writer

The Last Mango Before the Monsoon

The Last Mango Before the Monsoon

Director

Afternoon Clouds

Afternoon Clouds

Director

Afternoon Clouds

Afternoon Clouds

Writer

And What Is the Summer Saying?

And What Is the Summer Saying?

Writer

And What Is the Summer Saying?

And What Is the Summer Saying?

Director

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Director

Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost

Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost

Director