Payal Kapadia is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the

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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.

Biography

Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. She got a Bachelor's degree in economics from

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. 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

*''Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost'' *''The Last Mango Before the Monsoon'' (2015) *''Afternoon Clouds'' (2017) *''And What is the Summer Saying'' (2018) *'' A Night of Knowing Nothing'' (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapadia, Payal Indian women film directors Indian women documentary filmmakers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)