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Nikyatu Jusu

Nikyatu Jusu (/nɪkˈjɑːtuː ˈdʒuːsuː/)is an American independent writer, director, producer, editor and assistant professor in film and video at George Mason University. Jusu's work centres on the complexities of Black female characters, particularly displaced immigrant women in the United States. Her work includes African Booty Scratcher (2007), Flowers (2015), Suicide By Sunlight (2019), and Nanny…

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NannyNanny · 2022
Nanny
★ 5.42022
MovieHorrorDrama
Aisha, a Senegalese immigrant who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white family in New York City, finds herself consumed by unsettling visions and a growing rage.
African Booty ScratcherAfrican Booty Scratcher · 2007
African Booty Scratcher
2007
MovieDrama
Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress.
TrainTrain · 2010
Train
★ 5.42010
MovieCrimeDrama
Late night in New York, Carl takes the Brooklyn bound F train home and runs into trouble in this thought provoking short film about fear and guilt.
Suicide by SunlightSuicide by Sunlight · 2019
Suicide by Sunlight
★ 5.22019
MovieHorrorDrama
Valentina, a day-walking Black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, finds it difficult to suppress her bloodlust when a new woman is introduced to her estranged twin daughters.
Black Swan TheoryBlack Swan Theory · 2011
Black Swan Theory
2011
MovieActionThriller
A psychiatric casualty of war recently returned to the US, Sonya's imagined sense of normalcy crumbles around her; she must hunt or become the hunted.
Say Grace Before DrowningSay Grace Before Drowning · 2010
Say Grace Before Drowning
2010
MovieDramaFamily
Eight-year-old Hawa is reunited with her African refugee mother after six years apart—and now finds herself living with a woman in the midst of a deep mental-health crisis.
Suicide by SunlightSuicide by Sunlight
Suicide by Sunlight
MovieHorror
Film adaptation and expansion of Nikyatu Jusu's 2019 short film "Suicide by Sunlight".
FlowersFlowers · 2016
Flowers
2016
Movie
A revenge plot spirals out of control as two Brooklyn teens maneuver a Summer day they'll never forget.

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