Award-winning Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu is set to make another stride in Hollywood after she was chosen to direct The Black Kids, a film adapted from Christina Hammonds Reed’s upcoming debut YA novel.
Wanuri will get the opportunity to work with among others Allison Davis – a world-renowned producer and writer who will be adapting the film. The film tells a story of a wealthy African-American teenager whose family gets caught smack in the Los Angeles chaos of 1992.
Wanuri, who is under Gotham Group’s management, was selected to direct a number of Hollywood films following the success of her lesbian-themed Kenyan film Rafiki. Rafiki, which was banned in Kenya, became the first Kenyan film to premier at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.
She is also set to direct Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown in The Thing About Jellyfish for Made Up Stories, and adapting Octavia Butler’s Wild Seed for Juvee Productions and Amazon.
The 39-year-old Nairobi-born author will also direct HBO’s pilot Shade which is being produced by Oprah Winfrey.
I am super happy to read…
I am super happy to read about this. You go for it Wanuri. Make Kenya proud and most especially make the Female Film makers proud. As a Film maker, such news make me super excited.
What great news! Wanuri go…
What great news! Wanuri go go go! Congratulations and best wishes.
Go girl go! We are proud of…
Go girl go! We are proud of you.
Great news! Go go Wanuri.
Great news! Go go Wanuri.
Awesome…we are proud of…
Awesome…we are proud of you. Let’s make the film industry in Kenya shine.
I am happy for you Wanuri…
I am happy for you Wanuri keep on moving on
Congratulations, go gal!
Congratulations, go gal!
The kind of stories that…
The kind of stories that warm my heart. You are an inspiration to many souls and your work will outlive your generation. Am simply proud of you Wanuri! Keep soaring!…
Good stuff to read. Congrats
Good stuff to read. Congrats
Congratulations WANURI KAHIU.
Congratulations WANURI KAHIU.
Congratulations Wanuri Kahiu…
Congratulations Wanuri Kahiu. I love it that you’ve cut through to Hollywood platform as a director. You are a sharp ‘KAHIU’ Knife in kikuyu.
Kenya to the world! More…
Kenya to the world! More coming,,fasten your belts!
Am so proud of you Wanuri…
Am so proud of you Wanuri.
Well done! Keep up the good work