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Wanuri
@wanuri
Filmmaker| Writer | Black Joy Advocate Co-creator of Afrobubblegum
Nairobi, Kenyawanurikahiu.comJoined October 2010

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Is it weird to anyone else that Netflix made a show called & about “Blockbusters”, a company it put out of business?
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It’s soooo satisfying to type ‘The End’ at the end of a script. Next time, I think I’ll start there first!
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Our recent addition is killing us with all this cuteness! But if anyone has house-breaking tricks—- I am ready!
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Just finished 100 days of production on “Washington Black” limited tv series based on #esiedugyan’s book for Hulu. It’s so ridiculously EPIC!!!
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The trailer is out! #LookBothWaysNetflix and just in time for summer! What is your parallel life? August 17.
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What if you could see the life you planned and the one you never expected? Lili Reinhart stars in LOOK BOTH WAYS—directed by Wanuri Kahiu and co-starring Danny Ramirez, David Corenswet, Aisha Dee, Andrea Savage, Luke Wilson, and Nia Long—only on Netflix August 17.
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Explaining pronouns to my mother. We got to ‘they/ them/ theirs’ and she asks — “those who identify as theirs, who do they belong to?” I said, “themselves!”😂
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Almost every time I get a massage I think— at least this is the one thing machines won’t take! Is it just me?
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"Rwanda last month put in place the Sex Offender Register, which is accessible on the national prosecutor’s website. The campaigners are hopeful that the public naming and shaming will be an effective tool to decisively deal with sexual violence, including teenage pregnancy."
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Njeri Rugene: Campaign by journalists against sexual harassment the way to go bit.ly/3jYzaby
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Oh, what I would have given to be in NY for this! Yes, Sis!!!!!! YES!
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Me and the Afrofuture Fluidity Room "Before Yesterday We Could Fly" at The Met! Thank you to all the artists, to all the supporters, and the Met! Couldn't be more excited!!!
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Was just pitched a story about a white woman moving to Kenya to save herself, and (the producer says) "Africa was very obedient". 😶
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You know what hurts... when people treat misogyny, sexism, and racism as political. It's not. It's personal.
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Sleeping hungry, corruption, femicide and GBV rates, violent homophobia, ableism, ageism, besides a million other things in 🇰🇪, are all akchwally demeaning to Christianity... Yet nobody's banning daily TV news. PS. KFCB is not constituted by law to be a religious marking scheme.
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KFCB bans gay themed film I Am Samuel, says its demeaning to Christianity ow.ly/6E7d30rUWur
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Freedom of expression is exactly that. Freedom. To choose to watch or not to watch. To allow people to live, love, breathe without interference. Denial or attempted erasure of people has no place in a country whose national motto is Peace, Love & Unity.
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Despite the restricted rating of #Iamsamuel by @InfoKFCB in Kenyan, we appreciate the overwhelming support given to our story of love, family and affirmation.
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OMG! To hear this. oh gosh. 😭
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How am I just seeing this! Saying I’m blown away that @Wanuri even knows I exist is beyond an understatement. @wanuri , your passion, talent and truth shines in everything you touch. Thank you for sharing your visions with us all. 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 twitter.com/wanuri/status/…
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