Asif Kapadia
British film director · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1972 · age 54
Asif Kapadia is a British filmmaker. Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of narratively driven, archive-constructed documentaries Senna, Amy, and Diego Maradona.
Asif Kapadia is read about 255 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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2026
Super NatureFilm, Producer2025
Kenny DalglishFilm, Director, Producer2024
CamdenSeries, Director2023
Robbie WilliamsSeries, Producer
CreatureFilm, 2023Director, Producer2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSeries, Director, Producer
The Last HourSeries, 2021Producer
The Me You Can't SeeSeries, 2021Director, Producer
LaikaFilm, 2021Director, Writer2020Starlight International Cinema AwardAward2018
Stephen: The Murder That Changed a NationSeries, Producer2017
MINDHUNTERSeries, Director2016Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAward
Ali and NinoFilm, 2016Director2015European Film Award for Best DocumentaryAward
AmyFilm, 2015Director, Writer2012BAFTA Award for Best DocumentaryAward
The OdysseyFilm, 2012Director, Writer2010
SennaFilm, Director2006
The ReturnFilm, Director2003BAFTA Award for Best British FilmAwardBAFTA Award for Best NewcomerAward
Cinema16: British Short FilmsFilm, 2003Director2001Sutherland TrophyAward2000
The Nine Lives of Tomas KatzFilm, Gwupigrubynudny-landians1999HotdogFilm, Director1996
The Waiting RoomFilm, Director1994
Indian TalesFilm, Director1972Born
Super NatureFilm, Producer2025Kenny DalglishFilm, Director, Producer2024CamdenSeries, Director2023Robbie WilliamsSeries, ProducerCreatureFilm, 2023Director, Producer20211971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSeries, Director, ProducerThe Last HourSeries, 2021ProducerThe Me You Can't SeeSeries, 2021Director, ProducerLaikaFilm, 2021Director, Writer2020Starlight International Cinema AwardAward2018Stephen: The Murder That Changed a NationSeries, Producer2017MINDHUNTERSeries, Director2016Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAwardAli and NinoFilm, 2016Director2015European Film Award for Best DocumentaryAwardAmyFilm, 2015Director, Writer2012BAFTA Award for Best DocumentaryAwardThe OdysseyFilm, 2012Director, Writer2010SennaFilm, Director2006The ReturnFilm, Director2003BAFTA Award for Best British FilmAwardBAFTA Award for Best NewcomerAwardCinema16: British Short FilmsFilm, 2003Director2001Sutherland TrophyAward2000The Nine Lives of Tomas KatzFilm, Gwupigrubynudny-landians1999HotdogFilm, Director1996The Waiting RoomFilm, Director1994Indian TalesFilm, Director1972BornPeople around Asif
Close ties
James Gay-Rees Produced Senna, Amy and Diego Maradona
Noel Gallagher Asif directed Camden, also in Supersonic (2016)
Dua Lipa Asif directed Camden
Fergie Asif directed Camden
Chris Martin Asif directed Camden
Sarah Michelle Gellar Asif directed The Return (2007)
Irrfan Khan Asif directed The Warrior (2001)
Sam Shepard Asif directed The Return (2007)
will.i.am Asif directed Camden
Boy George Asif directed Camden
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Asif produced The Bypass (2003)
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Yungblud Asif directed Camden
María Valverde Asif directed Ali and Nino (2016)
Carl Cox Asif directed Camden
Nile Rodgers Asif directed Camden
Little Simz Asif directed Camden
Leyla Alieva Produced Ali and Nino (2016)
Michelle Krusiec Asif directed Far North (2007)
Peter O'Brien Asif directed The Return (2007)
Sister Bliss Asif directed Camden
Suggs Asif directed Camden
Aaron Ryder Produced The Return (2006)
Paul Webster Produced The Warrior (2001)
Known for
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Senna 2010
Amy 2015
Federer: Twelve Final Days 2024
Diego Maradona 2019
Supersonic 2016
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 30
57 credits on file
Television 7
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1972 · age 54
