Payal Kapadia

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.

Crew

A Night of Knowing Nothing

Director, Writer

The Last Mango Before the Monsoon

Writer, Director, Editor

All We Imagine as Light

Director, Writer

And What Is the Summer Saying?

Writer, Director

Between Day and Night

Director, Writer

Afternoon Clouds

Director, Writer

Memory Of Being Here

Director

Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost

Director

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Director

Kapadia's Second Film in Mumbai Trilogy

Writer, Director

The Last of Them Plagues

Producer

If on a Winter's Night

Executive Producer