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Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards
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Wanuri Kahiu is a mild-mannered young lady with a charming spirit. Her movies show her understanding of the audience she is trying to reach and her ability to draw them into the story she is telling. A graduate of the University of Warwick, UK where she earned a BSc degree in Management Science in 2001, she went on to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program in Directing in the School of Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles where she received the Motion Pictures of America Associates Award and the Hollywood Foreign Press Award for distinguished director.
‘From A Whisper’, the movie that won five awards at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), is a story about what is essentially Kenya’s 9/11 experience–the bombing of the American Embassy in Kenya. Seen through the eyes of people who were there, the film is compelling and highlights the pain and suffering that the local people went through as they grieved the loss of loved ones. The movie won the best director, screenplay, picture, original soundtrack, and AMAA achievement in editing in categories that had her going against notable Nigerian entries such as Tunde Kelani in the film Arugba, Tchidi Chikere- ‘Beautiful Soul‘, and Modupe Teni.
‘From A Whisper’ is her sophomore production. She had similar success with her previous film, ‘Ras Star‘, a story about an aspiring rapper enlists her brother’s help in finding a way to make money to get into talent show finals. Her stories are cutting edge, embracing the crossroads the people reach
We look forward to seeing more from this film director in the near future.
7 Responses to “Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards”
Michael Wanguhu says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
Like it or not….Africa Rising…we got next! Kudos Wanuri and others in Africa telling our own stories because as a filmmaker, I believe Ni Wakati (It’s Time) we stepped up took responsibility. We have an urgent task to Repair the image of Africa, Recover the past and Sow the future! Much success.
Jamati Online | Wanuri Kahiu: A Visionary Director says:
April 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am
[...] April 21, 2009Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards [...]
Allan Aligula says:
April 30th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Africa truly rising…kudos to Wanuri and Dada team. looking forward to working together in a project soon! You go gal!
Jamati Online | Jamati Announces Sponsorship of Film Night for Passport to Africa Week says:
May 15th, 2009 at 11:16 am
[...] of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, is a clear superstar, winning five top prizes at the 5th African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) that was held in Nigeria last [...]
'From A Whisper' -- a great Kenyan Movie - Mashada Forums says:
June 8th, 2009 at 4:54 am
[...] sick of that view. Oh, and the best part about this movie was that it won 5 major awards at the African Movie Academy Awards, beating out Nollywood movies, hands down, IN Nigeria! It had the Nigerian film community examining [...]
Jamati Online | Kenyan film, ‘Pumzi’, at the Sundance Festival says:
January 26th, 2010 at 11:53 am
[...] Kahiu, director of the award-winning movie, From A Whisper, has once again come up with a winning film–a sci-fi short film, Pumzi (‘air’ in [...]
Wanuri Kahiu « My Wretched Consciousness says:
January 31st, 2010 at 8:22 am
[...] productions. Her film From a Whisper, based on the 1998 Kenyan and Tanzanian bombings, won her 5 African Movie Academy Awards in 2009. In Ras Star, the story of a young Kenyan girl aspiring to be a musician, she was able to [...]
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