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

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Biography

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

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, 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)