#Wanuri Kahiu
Trailer Watch: Lili Reinhart’s Life Diverges Into Different Paths in Wanuri Kahiu’s “Look Both Ways”
“Can a single moment change your life?” asks Lili Reinhart in a new trailer for Wanuri Kahiu’s “Look Both Ways.” The “Riverdale” and “Hustlers”...
Nia Long Joins Lili Reinhart in Wanuri Kahiu’s “Plus/Minus”
Wanuri Kahiu’s latest has added another cast member. Nia Long is set to appear in Lili Reinhart-starrer “Plus/Minus.” Variety broke the news. Penned by April Prosser, the romantic...
Wanuri Kahiu and Jocelyn Bioh Are Bringing Broadway Musical “Once On This Island” to Disney+
“Rafiki” writer-director Wanuri Kahiu and “School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play” scribe Jocelyn Bioh are teaming up on a film adaptation of “Once On This Island.”...
“Rafiki” Writer-Director Wanuri Kahiu Will Helm Gotham Group’s Adaptation of “The Black Kids”
“Rafiki” writer-director Wanuri Kahiu is revisiting an important chapter in American history. The Gotham Group has tapped the Kenyan filmmaker to direct “The Black Kids,” a...
Viola Davis & Wanuri Kahiu Teaming Up for TV Adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s “Wild Seed”
Ava DuVernay isn’t the only one bringing the work of Octavia E. Butler to the small screen. Oscar winner Viola Davis, “Rafiki” filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, and sci-fi novelist Nnedi...
Kenya Temporarily Lifts Ban on “Rafiki,” Making the Lesbian Love Story Eligible for Oscars
Audiences in Kenya are finally allowed to watch “Rafiki” — for now, at least. A Kenyan judge has temporarily lifted the country’s ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s lesbian romance,...
Cannes LGBTQ Drama “Rafiki” and SXSW Winner “The New Romantic” Secure Distribution
Two women-helmed festival favorites have scored U.S. distribution. Film Movement acquired North American rights to “Rafiki,” Wanuri Kahiu’s LGBTQ Cannes offering, and The Orchard nabbed...