Director

Wanuri Kahiu

Writing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 1All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 132360

IMDb ID: nm1393967

Known for: Writing

Born: June 21, 1980

Age: 46

Place of birth: Nairobi, Kenya

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2025

Years active: 18

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q3566180

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Director (8)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)

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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.

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Wanuri Kahiu.

Look Both Ways

Director

2022 Movie

Rafiki

Director

2018 Movie

Who Am I?

Director

2016 Movie

Africa First: Volume One

Director

2011 Movie

Pumzi

Director

2009 Movie

From a Whisper

Director

2008 Movie

Once on This Island

Director

Movie

Directed Series

Series directed by Wanuri Kahiu.

Washington Black

Director • 3 eps

2025 Series

Top Rated Movies

Highest rated movies linked with Wanuri Kahiu.