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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wanuri_KahiuWanuri Kahiu - Wikipedia

    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”.

  2. She is currently writing an Animation Film in conjunction with TriggerFish, South Africa. Wanuri is also in post production on a feature length documentary GER about UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ger Duany, WHO AM I, a short documentary about National Identity and a fractionally fictional documentary about an Nairobi based indie-pop group JUST A BAND.

  3. Born in Nairobi, Wanuri is part of the new generation of African filmmakers. Her films have received international acclaim and have screened in numerous film festivals around the world. To date, Wanuri has written and directed six films and is working on her second feature length film

  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm1393967Wanuri Kahiu - IMDb

    Wanuri Kahiu. Director: Rafiki. Wanuri's first feature film From A Whisper, based on the real events surrounding the 1998 twin bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania won Best Narrative Feature in 2010 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, as well as five awards at the African Movie Academy Award, including Best Director and ...

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  5. Nov 25, 2020 · Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan filmmaker who creates positive stories of black life, including the acclaimed film Rafiki, about two women who fall in love. She challenges heteronormativity and queer invisibility in Kenya and beyond, and inspires hope and community among audiences.

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  6. Aug 11, 2022 · Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu talks about her first Hollywood project, "Look Both Ways", a dramedy starring Lili Reinhart. The film explores two possible futures for a young woman who takes a pregnancy test before graduation.

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  8. May 15, 2018 · Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu discusses her breakout sophomore feature Rafiki, an intimate and vivid coming-of-age drama that has been banned in Kenya for “promoting lesbianism.”