Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Kenya Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
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Her film Rafiki was banned at home and became the first Kenyan film ever shown at Cannes — she sued her own government to get it screened in Kenya.
Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan film director, producer and author.
She won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards for From a Whisper. Her 2018 film Rafiki, about two Kenyan girls who fall in love in a hostile society, was the first Kenyan film screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
She won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards for From a Whisper. Her 2018 film Rafiki, about two Kenyan girls who fall in love in a hostile society, was the first Kenyan film screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
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