Kahiu, Wanuri

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קהיו, ונורי
Name (Latin)
Kahiu, Wanuri
Date of birth
1980-06-21
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 128264450
Wikidata: Q3566180
Library of congress: no2010154005
Sources of Information
  • Africa First shorts 2009, 2010?:title frame (Wanuri Kahiu)
  • Internet movie database, Sept. 21, 2010(Wanuri Kahiu; director, writer, producer)
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Wikipedia description:

Wanuri Kahiū (born 21 June 1980) is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author. She is considered to be "one of Africa's most aspiring directors, being part of a new, vibrant crop of talents representing contemporary African culture". She has received multiple awards and nominations including 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 for its own sake. As of 2023, Kahiū was reported to be living in Kenya. In 2025, Kahiū served as a juror at the Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Dramatic competition category, alongside Ava Cahen and Daniel Kaluuya.

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