Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu

Nascimento : 1980-06-21, Nairobi, Kenya

História

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.

Perfil

Wanuri Kahiu

Filmes

Como Seria se...?
Director
Natalie faz um teste de gravidez na noite de sua formatura da faculdade, mas esse ato vai dividir sua vida em duas realidades paralelas. O que será que o futuro reserva?
Rafiki
Writer
Kena e Ziki são grandes amigas e, embora suas famílias sejam rivais políticas, as duas continuaram juntas ao longo dos anos, apoiando uma a outra na batalha pela conquista de seus sonhos. A relação de amizade transforma-se em um romance que passa a afetar a rotina da comunidade conservadora em que vivem. As jovens terão que escolher entre experienciar o amor que partilham, ou se distanciar em função de uma vida segura.
Rafiki
Co-Producer
Kena e Ziki são grandes amigas e, embora suas famílias sejam rivais políticas, as duas continuaram juntas ao longo dos anos, apoiando uma a outra na batalha pela conquista de seus sonhos. A relação de amizade transforma-se em um romance que passa a afetar a rotina da comunidade conservadora em que vivem. As jovens terão que escolher entre experienciar o amor que partilham, ou se distanciar em função de uma vida segura.
Rafiki
Director
Kena e Ziki são grandes amigas e, embora suas famílias sejam rivais políticas, as duas continuaram juntas ao longo dos anos, apoiando uma a outra na batalha pela conquista de seus sonhos. A relação de amizade transforma-se em um romance que passa a afetar a rotina da comunidade conservadora em que vivem. As jovens terão que escolher entre experienciar o amor que partilham, ou se distanciar em função de uma vida segura.
Who Am I?
Director
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.
Homecoming
Producer
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.
The Spark That Unites Us
Producer
Behind the scenes documentary about "Catch A Fire" (Dir. Phillip Noyce/ Working Title/Universal Films). Following Derek Luke as he prepares for the role of Patrick Chamusso, a South African guerilla fighter.
The Spark That Unites Us
Director
Behind the scenes documentary about "Catch A Fire" (Dir. Phillip Noyce/ Working Title/Universal Films). Following Derek Luke as he prepares for the role of Patrick Chamusso, a South African guerilla fighter.
Pumzi
Writer
A sci-fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, 'The Water War'.
Pumzi
Director
A sci-fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, 'The Water War'.
From a Whisper
Screenplay
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.
From a Whisper
Director
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.
The Thing About Jellyfish
Director
A young girl becomes convinced the drowning of her best friend was actually caused by the sting of a rare jellyfish.
Once on This Island
Director
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.