Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu
Born (1980-06-21) 21 June 1980 (age 44)
Nairobi, Kenya
EducationUniversity of Warwick
University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workFrom a Whisper (2008); Pumzi (2009); Rafiki (2018)

Wanuri Kahiu (born 21 June 1980) is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author. She is considered to be “one of Africa's most aspiring directors, being part of a new, vibrant crop of talents representing contemporary African culture”.[1] 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.[2] She is also the co-founder of AFROBUBBLEGUM, a media collective dedicated to supporting African art for its own sake.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Wanuri Kahiu: 'In Kenya, I'm a hustler' - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Wanuri Kahiu: 'In Kenya, I'm a hustler'". CNN International. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Home". Wanuri Kahiu. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "About". AFROBUBBLEGUM. Retrieved 10 March 2018.