Season 1 · Episode 91
Nia DaCosta: Why is Real Life Scarier Than Horror Films?
The director speaks on the art of gore and the horrors of Hollywood.
The Sam Sanders Show · KCRW
February 13, 202649m 14sExplicit
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">Director Nia DaCosta has done it all. Horror, period drama, and even a Marvel blockbuster. Through it all, Nia is always asking: What does it mean to be human? Her latest films <em>Hedda</em> and <em>28 Years Later: The Bone Temple</em> are no different. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She tells Sam about how horror themes mirror the real world, how she found her voice as one of the few Black women directors in the business, and why she’s not interested in teaching white people about race through her films. </p>
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