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
All We Imagine as Light
Director
A Night of Knowing Nothing
Director
And What Is the Summer Saying?
Director
Afternoon Clouds
Director
Between Day and Night
Director
The Last Mango Before the Monsoon
Director
Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost
Director
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Director
Memory Of Being Here
Director