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Wanuri Kahiu
Nairobi, Kenya
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 a…
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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.
Filmography
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2025
Washington Black
TV show Director
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2024
Sarah
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Look Both Ways
Movie Director
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2018
Rafiki
Movie Director
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2016
Who Am I?
Movie Director
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2013
Homecoming
Movie Producer
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2012
The Spark That Unites Us
Movie Director
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2011
Africa First: Volume One
Movie Director
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2009
Pumzi
Movie Director
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2008
From a Whisper
Movie Screenplay
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The Thing About Jellyfish
Movie Director
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Once on This Island
Movie Director
