Washington Square News Arts Editor, Dani Biondi, spoke with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple director Nia DaCosta '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) about raising the emotional stakes of Alex Garland’s iconic horror series:
"Nia DaCosta’s filmography reads more like a director’s wish list than a resume. In the last eight years, she’s written and directed a Western drama tackling abortion and poverty, rebooted a horror film with producer Jordan Peele, became the first Black woman to direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie and adapted a Henrik Ibsen play. But before she broke box office records, DaCosta earned her BFA in Film & TV at the Tisch School of the Arts in 2011.
While at NYU, DaCosta said she discovered iconic films like Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, which subconsciously influenced the direction of her newest project, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Having grown up as a fan of Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later series, DaCosta’s new installment, released Friday, is another full-circle moment for her."