
Wanuri Kahiu
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.
Known For
Writer
Director
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The Thing About Jellyfish
as Director
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Once on This Island
as Director
2022
Look Both Ways
as Director
2018
Rafiki
as Director
2016
Who Am I?
as Director
2012
The Spark That Unites Us
as Director
2009
Pumzi
as Director
2008
From a Whisper
as Director
Producer
2024
Sarah
as Executive Producer
2018
Rafiki
as Co-Producer
2013
Homecoming
as Producer
2012
The Spark That Unites Us
as Producer