Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu is an award-winning filmmaker, speaker, and science fiction writer. Her film RAFIKI was the first Kenyan film to screen at Cannes, earning global recognition. Named one of TIME’s 100 Next in 2019, she is a cultural leader for the World Economic Forum and an advocate for freedom of expression. Through AFROBUBBLEGUM, Kahiu champions fun, fierce and frivolous African art. She directed Washington Black for Hulu/20th Century Fox, Netflix’s Look Both Ways, and is set to direct Disney’s Once On This Island. She is also co-chair of international film for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).