Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu

Birthdate
June 21, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Known For
Writing

Details

Birthdate
June 21, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Known For
Writing

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.

Wanuri Kahiu's LGBTQ+ Titles

Rafiki
Rafiki
Director

Directing (8)

Once on This Island • Director
• Director
The Thing About Jellyfish • Director
• Director
2022
Look Both Ways • Director
• Director
2018
Rafiki • Director
• Director
2016
Who Am I? • Director
• Director
2012
The Spark That Unites Us • Director
• Director
2009
Pumzi • Director
• Director
2008
From a Whisper • Director
• Director

Production (3)

2018
Rafiki • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer
2013
Homecoming • Producer
• Producer
2012
The Spark That Unites Us • Producer
• Producer

Writing (3)

2018
Rafiki • Writer
• Writer
2009
Pumzi • Writer
• Writer
2008
From a Whisper • Screenplay
• Screenplay