Nyasha is an award-winning, Pan-African director and cinematographer who tells stories that traverse the continent and reflect alternative voices. She is always looking to experiment with new forms of storytelling, including virtual reality, podcasting, fiction and nonfiction. Her earlier works, such as 'Through the Fire', 'Queens & Knights' and 'Le Lac' have been showcased at numerous festivals, including Hotdocs, Sheffield DocFest, SXSW, and DOC NYC. 'Through the Fire' earned the Audience Choice Award at Atlanta Doc Fest in 2015. and 'Le lac' was awarded the Digital Narrative award in 2019. Nyasha is also known for her cinematography for several broadcast houses such as BBC, CNN, Vice, and PBS, as well as feature-length documentaries such as 'Free Money' on Netflix.  She is a 2022 Brown Girls Doc Mafia Fellow, a Sundance Documentary Fund Grantee, and a TIFF Filmmakers Lab alumna. At present, with her love for all things sports, Nyasha has been following the Copper Queens, who recently debuted at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Closer to her roots, she is developing her first fiction feature, 'Come Sunrise, We Shall Rule', and is on the festival circuit with her debut feature documentary 'Matabeleland', which recently premiered at CPH: DOX in March 2025.

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Contact: nyasha.kadandara@gmail.com