Wanuri Kahiu

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

15

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-06-21 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Nairobi, Kenya

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

Look Both Ways
6.9%

Look Both Ways

Aug 16, 2022

Rafiki
7.0%

Rafiki

Sep 26, 2018

Rafiki
7.0%

Rafiki

Sep 26, 2018

Rafiki
7.0%

Rafiki

Sep 26, 2018

Pumzi
6.7%

Pumzi

Oct 20, 2009

Pumzi
6.7%

Pumzi

Oct 20, 2009

Homecoming
4.8%

Homecoming

Sep 5, 2013

From a Whisper
0.0%

From a Whisper

Sep 12, 2008

From a Whisper
0.0%

From a Whisper

Sep 12, 2008

Who Am I?
0.0%

Who Am I?

Nov 1, 2016

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Directing

Once on This Island as Director
The Thing About Jellyfish 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

Production

2024
Sarah as Executive Producer
2018
Rafiki as Co-Producer
2013
Homecoming as Producer
2012
The Spark That Unites Us as Producer

Writing

2018
Rafiki as Writer
2009
Pumzi as Writer
2008
From a Whisper as Screenplay
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Wanuri Kahiu