Talent Guide

Nyasha Kadandara

  • Discipline:Director
  • Program Year:International Programs 2025

Bio

Nyasha is an award-winning pan-African director and cinematographer who tells stories that traverse the continent and reflect alternative voices.

At present, with her passion for sports, Nyasha has been following the Copper Queens, who recently debuted at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She is currently on the festival circuit with her debut feature documentary Matabeleland, which premiered at CPH:DOX 2025.

She is a BGDM Fellow, a Sundance Documentary Fund and IDFA Bertha Fund grantee, and a TIFF Filmmakers Lab alumna. When she’s not making films, she serves as Head Programmer for the NBO Film Festival, where she watches and curates films.