Wanuri Kahiu

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-06-21 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Nairobi, Kenya

Wanuri Kahiu

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.

Production

2022

Look Both Ways

as Director

2009

Pumzi

as Director

2009

Pumzi

as Writer

2008

From a Whisper

as Director

2008

From a Whisper

as Screenplay

2016

Who Am I?

as Director

2018

Rafiki

as Director

2018

Rafiki

as Co-Producer

2018

Rafiki

as Writer

2013

Homecoming

as Producer

2024

Sarah

as Executive Producer

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