Wanuri Kahiu
Wanuri Kahiu is a filmmaker, speaker, and science fiction writer. Her short award-winning science fiction film PUMZI (2009) about futuristic Africa premiered at SUNDANCE Film Festival (2010) and received international acclaim. In 2018, Kahiu’s award-winning film RAFIKI, was the first Kenyan film to be invited to Cannes Film Festival and has since won multiple awards across the world. Kahiu is a cultural leader for the World Economic Forum, an advocate for Freedom of Expression, and an AFROBUBBLEGUM activist – championing the need for the creation and curation of fun, fierce, and frivolous African art. Kahiu is currently working to adapt Octavia Butler’s WILD SEED for Amazon Studios and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND for Disney. Kahiu was named TIME’s 100 Next in 2019.