“There is this pressure for us to only tell stories about slavery and the civil rights era, but there are many of us that want to tell our stories and as a community, we're pushing the door open, together, even as we do different things.”

American filmmaker

Nia DaCosta is an American filmmaker who emerged as a notable new voice with her feature debut, Little Woods, released in 2018. Her work first drew wider attention through that film and the recognition it received on the festival circuit. Little Woods earned a nomination for the American Independent Award for Best Feature Film at the Denver Film Festival and won the Nora Ephron Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her public profile is closely tied to that debut and to her work in film.