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.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- 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 Varda box set, 22 films | ||
| 8 |  Phoenix | Christian Petzold | 2014 |
| 9 |  Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | David Lynch | 1992 |