Person
Wanuri Kahiu
Writing · Born 1980-06-21 · Nairobi, Kenya
Biography
Wanuri Kahiu (born 21 June 1980) is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author. She has received several awards and nominations for the films which she directed, including the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009 for her dramatic feature film From a Whisper. She is also the co-founder of AFROBUBBLEGUM, a media collective dedicated to supporting African art.
Known for
Washington Black
Director
Look Both Ways
Director
Rafiki
Director
Homecoming
Producer
The Thing About Jellyfish
Director
From a Whisper
Screenplay
Sarah
Executive Producer
Africa First: Volume One
Director
Once on This Island
Director
Pumzi
Director
Filmography
- 2025Washington BlackDirector
- 2024SarahExecutive Producer
- 2022Look Both WaysDirector
- 2018RafikiDirector
- 2016Who Am I?Director
- 2013HomecomingProducer
- 2012The Spark That Unites UsProducer
- 2011Africa First: Volume OneDirector
- 2009PumziDirector
- 2008From a WhisperScreenplay
- —Once on This IslandDirector
- —The Thing About JellyfishDirector
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