Wanuri Kahiu

Known for: Writing
Born: June 21, 1980
Birthplace: 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 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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Once on This Island TBA
Director
Sarah 2024
Executive Producer
Look Both Ways 2022
Director
Rafiki 2018
Director, Co-Producer, Writer
Who Am I? 2016
Director
Homecoming 2013
Producer
The Spark That Unites Us
The Spark That Unites Us 2012
Producer, Director
Africa First: Volume One 2011
Director
Pumzi 2009
Director, Writer
From a Whisper 2008
Screenplay, Director

Credits from TMDB.