FILM DIRECTOR

Asif Kapadia

1972 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Asif Kapadia is the 2,083rd most popular film director, the 7,464th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 160th most popular British Film Director.

Asif Kapadia is a British film director best known for his documentary films, particularly "Amy," which chronicles the life of singer Amy Winehouse, and "Senna," about the racing driver Ayrton Senna. His work often combines archival footage with interviews to create compelling narratives.

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Among people born in 1972, Asif Kapadia ranks 1,165Before him are Yevhen Braslavets, Yasser Radwan, Yasunari Hiraoka, Yoshinori Doi, Stanislav Varga, and Denílson Antônio Paludo. After him are Masahiro Shimmyo, Todd Lowe, Boris Mironov, Brooke Rollins, Shane Kelly, and Nicole Ramalalanirina.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Asif Kapadia ranks 160Before him are Andrew Haigh (1973), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Ben Wheatley (1972), Richard Taylor (1965), Joe Walker (1963), and Paul King (1978). After him are Jesse Armstrong (1970), Shane Meadows (1972), Garth Jennings (1972), Tim Hetherington (1970), Seamus McGarvey (1967), and Euros Lyn (1971).