Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Uma welcomes the Oscar/BAFTA/Grammy-winning, multi-hyphenate filmmaker of The Warrior, Senna, Amy, Diego Maradona, Asif Kapadia, for a conversation about his style of documentary filmmaking, the Sarah Michelle Gellar movie The Return, how he ended up working with David Fincher on Mindhunter, and how Harvey Weinstein almost killed his career.

Asif Kapadia is an Academy Award, four-time BAFTA, Grammy, and European Film Award-winning filmmaker, best known for his acclaimed documentary trilogy — Senna, Amy, and Diego Maradona. Focusing on child geniuses and the price of fame, these films are constructed entirely from archival material, driven by Kapadia’s cinematic instinct. His innovative storytelling has transformed the documentary genre, turning forgotten footage into unforgettable cinema. Kapadia’s multicultural background informs his global, genre-crossing storytelling, and he has served on juries at major film festivals. Kapadia’s multicultural background informs his global, genre-crossing storytelling, and he has served on juries at major film festivals. Amy, about Amy Winehouse, won the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Grammy, becoming the most successful theatrical British documentary ever. Senna, which tells the story of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, premiered at Sundance and won a BAFTA. Diego Maradona premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2019, won Best Documentary from Film Critics in New Mexico, and was nominated for a BAFTA, the Goldeneye, and 14 other awards. Kapadia’s latest film, 2073, premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. A dystopian thriller starring Samantha Morton, it blends archive, nonfiction, and drama to explore how the past may shape our future. He also co-directed Federer: Twelve Final Days and earned two BAFTAs for his fiction debut, The Warrior.

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