Asif Kapadia

Asif Kapadia

Directing

Born January 1, 1972 · Hackney, London, England, UK

27 films as director · Active 1994–2025

Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of narratively driven, archive-constructed documentaries: Senna, Amy, and Diego Maradona. Description above from…

Known for

Cinema16: British Short Films

Cinema16: British Short Films

2003

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

2000

Pariah the Red Man

Pariah the Red Man

1994

Directed(27)

Kenny Dalglish

2025Kenny Dalglish★ 4.8

2073

20242073★ 6.7

Federer: Twelve Final Days

2024Federer: Twelve Final Days★ 7.4

Creature

2023Creature★ 5.6

Laika

Diego Maradona

2019Diego Maradona★ 7.4

Ali and Nino

2016Ali and Nino★ 6.5

The Tale of Thomas Burberry

2016The Tale of Thomas Burberry★ 6.0

Amy

2013Standard Operating Procedure

The Odyssey

2012The Odyssey★ 7.0

Senna

2010Senna★ 8.1

Far North

2008Far North★ 6.0

The Return

2006The Return★ 6.0

Cinema16: British Short Films

2003Cinema16: British Short Films★ 5.2

The Warrior

2001The Warrior★ 6.3

The Sheep Thief

1997The Sheep Thief★ 5.3

The Waiting Room

1996The Waiting Room

Indian Tales

1994Indian Tales★ 8.0

—Uneternal City

Acting(3)

2003Cinema16: British Short FilmsSelf - Commentary, The Sheep Thief (voice)

2000The Nine Lives of Tomas KatzGwupigrubynudny-landians

1994Pariah the Red ManThe Rock (voice)

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