Closet Picks

23 Oct 2025

Nia DaCosta’s Closet Picks

The writer and director talks about being inspired by Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Love & Basketball at a young age, selects a pair of films that portray the human impact of war, and praises Nina Hoss's performance in Phoenix.

Choices
9
Single films
8
Box sets
1
Chose Director Year
1 Love & Basketball Gina Prince-Bythewood 2000
2 Come and See Elem Klimov 1985
3 The Cranes Are Flying Mikhail Kalatozov 1957
4 Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick 1975
5 Summer Hours Olivier Assayas 2008
6 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion 2021
7 The Complete Films of Agnès Vardabox set, 22 films
8 Phoenix Christian Petzold 2014
9 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me David Lynch 1992

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