Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American filmmaker. She rose to prominence when she made her feature film debut with the crime drama film Little Woods (2018), which earned her 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. After directing two episodes of the crime thriller drama series Top Boy (2019), DaCosta became the first Black female director to debut at No. 1 at the U.S. box office for the weekend opening of the supernatural horror film Candyman (2021). She then became the first Black woman to direct a Marvel Comics film with The Marvels (2023), which became the highest-grossing film directed by a Black woman. DaCosta has since directed films including Hedda (2025) and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026). (Via Wikipedia)