Wanuri Kahiu

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Born 1980-06-21 Nairobi, Kenya 12 credits Academy Awards 1 OkayAfrica 100 Women 2 Cannes Film Festival Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won

— Africa Movie Academy Awards Won

OkayAfrica 100 Women 2 won

2019 OkayAfrica 100 Women Won
2018 OkayAfrica 100 Women Won

Cannes Film Festival Awards 1 won

— Cannes Film Festival Awards Won

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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.

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Writing 3 credits