
Directing
Will Niava
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Will Niava is an Ivorian-Ghanaian film director based in Montréal, Canada. After his education in Film Production at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Will directed his debut film ZOO.
Known for
8.0Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his voice.
Jazz Infernal
2025
4.0A misunderstanding between three juveniles and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.
ZOO
2019
7.0The enigmatic captain of a burning cargo ship binds together the fates of two families; one in a bustling Ghanaian city, the other in a quiet Canadian town.
Paradise
2026
NRStruggling to make a living in the markets of Abidjan, a group of young delinquents try to find new ways to make a living. But to attain wealth quickly, they risk putting their lives on the line.
Element
2023
Behind the camera
8.0Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his voice.
Jazz Infernal
2025
8.0Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his voice.
Jazz Infernal
2025
4.0A misunderstanding between three juveniles and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.
ZOO
2019
4.0A misunderstanding between three juveniles and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.
ZOO
2019
4.0A misunderstanding between three juveniles and a troubled man escalates to a point of no return.
ZOO
2019
7.0The enigmatic captain of a burning cargo ship binds together the fates of two families; one in a bustling Ghanaian city, the other in a quiet Canadian town.
Paradise
2026
NRStruggling to make a living in the markets of Abidjan, a group of young delinquents try to find new ways to make a living. But to attain wealth quickly, they risk putting their lives on the line.
Element
2023
