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Wanuri Kahiu
Born June 21, 1980 · Nairobi, Kenya (age 46)
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 …
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Look Both Ways · 2022Look Both Ways
★ 6.82022
MovieRomanceDrama
On the night of her college graduation, Natalie's life splits into parallel realities after she takes a pregnancy test. What will life and love bring?
Rafiki · 2018Rafiki
★ 7.02018
MovieDramaRomance
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Homecoming · 2013Homecoming
★ 4.82013
MovieScience Fiction
Kenyan Jim Chuchu’s short film casts a voyeur’s obsession with the girl next door, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, science fiction and fiction.
Once on This IslandOnce on This Island
MovieDramaFantasy
Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.
From a Whisper · 2008From a Whisper
2008
MovieDrama
When an intelligence officer and a young, rebellious artist discover that they both lost somebody in the US Embassy bombing 10 years ago, they learn how to confront their fears and forgive.
Africa First: Volume One · 2011Africa First: Volume One
2011
MovieDrama
From Focus Features comes Africa First: Volume One, a joyous collection of innovative and original short films from around the African continent. This anthology comprises four films: The Abyss Boys (Jan-Hendrik Beetge), The Tunnel (Jenna Cato Bass), St. Louis Blues (Dyana Gaye) and Pumzi (Wanuri Kahiu).
Sarah · 2024Sarah
2024
Movie
Sarah loves her school and wants to be a nurse. But traditional Maasai culture and the pressures of a long drought are about to change her life. A generous dowry offer means her family must decide whether to conduct traditional circumcision (FGM/C) and accept this offer, or miss a rare chance to rebuild their wealth.
Who Am I? · 2016Who Am I?
2016
MovieDocumentary
Through the eyes and guided by the wisdom of children, Who Am I? gives an enlightened voice to the tribal and religious fissures that are growing in Kenyan society, providing a voice of wisdom and compassion, all with the inherent child’s understanding of fairness.
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