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Nikyatu Jusu ( / nɪkˈjɑːtuː ˈdʒuːsuː /) [1] is an American independent writer, director, producer, editor and assistant professor in film and video at George Mason University. Jusu's works center on the complexities of Black female characters and in particular, displaced, immigrant women in the United States.
Nikyatu Jusu is a director, writer and editor of short films and TV series, such as Nanny, Suicide by Sunlight and Two Sentence Horror Stories. She has won several awards and grants, and teaches at George Mason University.
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Nov 9, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu, the director of “Nanny,” blends West African folklore and horror. The film, which premiered at Sundance in January, follows a young domestic worker named Aisha, who is trying to...
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Nov 17, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu drew partly on personal experience for her debut feature film about an African woman employed by a white family.
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Nikyatu Jusu. Director: Nanny. Sierra Leonean-American Filmmaker Nikyatu's films have screened at festivals nationally and internationally. With a BA from Duke University and an MFA from NYU's Tisch Graduate Film school, she's earned various awards including NYU's Spike Lee Fellowship Award, the Princess Grace Narrative film grant and Director ...
Jan 28, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu is the second Black woman and the first horror director to win the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her debut feature 'Nanny'. The film explores the supernatural and cultural forces that haunt a Senegalese immigrant nanny in New York.
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Feb 8, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu is the first horror filmmaker to win the U.S. dramatic grand jury prize at Sundance. Learn how she made her debut feature about a Senegalese nanny in New York with a female-led team.
