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Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu

Director, Producer, Writer

Born June 21, 1980 in Nairobi, Kenya

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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.

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13 wins and 13 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Free to Speak - The Speech We Hate Poster

Free to Speak - The Speech We Hate Feature Film2023Self

Le journal du Festival TV Series2016Self

L'invité Poster

L'invité TV Series2000Self

Director

10

Type

Year

Washington Black Poster

Washington Black Mini-Series2025

Look Both Ways Poster

Look Both Ways Feature Film2022

Rafiki Feature Film2018

Who Am I? Poster

Who Am I? Documentary2018

State House Poster

State House TV Series2014

Africa First: Volume One Poster

Africa First: Volume One Feature Film2010

Pumzi Short Film2009

From a Whisper Poster

From a Whisper Feature Film2008

Ras Star Short Film2006

The Thing About Jellyfish Poster

The Thing About Jellyfish Feature Film

Producer

6

Type

Year

Washington Black Poster

Washington Black Mini-Series2025

Sarah Feature Film2024

Rafiki Feature Film2018

Homecoming Poster

Homecoming Short Film2013

500 Years Later Poster

500 Years Later Documentary2005

Still Life Short Film2005

Writer

5

Type

Year

Rafiki Feature Film2018

State House Poster

State House TV Series2014

Africa First: Volume One Poster

Africa First: Volume One Feature Film2010

Pumzi Short Film2009

From a Whisper Poster

From a Whisper Feature Film2008

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Lusala Feature Film2019

The Forever Tree Poster

The Forever Tree Short Film2017

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Camera and Electrical Department

3

Type

Year

Motherland Poster

Motherland Documentary2010

500 Years Later Poster

500 Years Later Documentary2005

Mad Twin Short Film2003

Other Crew

1

Kati Kati Poster

Kati Kati Feature Film2016

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