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Wanjiru Njendu
Director- Writer - Producer
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Wanjiru Njendu is an award-winning filmmaker whose creative imagination earned her the nickname ‘Magic‘ at a young age.
Her African and American upbringing influences her approach as a writer and director for film and television enabling her to have a versatile voice in both African stories and Western stories. This versatility led to her being chosen as a fellow in the Producer’s Guild of America Diversity workshop.
Her award-winning short film Boxed played over 200 film festivals, with numerous wins and nominations. Boxed was selected for the 2021 Nuits en Or – Académie des César. Her other films have played in over 100 Festivals. Wanjiru’s short documentary film Safari ya Jamhuri: The Journey to freedom was used to provide evidence for a lawsuit against the British Government by the MAU MAU colonial war survivors from Kenya. Wanjiru was honored by the Roxbury International Film Festival with the 2021 Rox Vision Award.
Wanjiru directed a horror short Stray, which was acquired by 20th Digital Studios with a feature option. She was the shadowing director on the Netflix series “Daybreak”.
During the pandemic she filmed a climate action docs-series Built for Good Africa created by her sister. Built for Good Africa is a climate action series featuring Green Buildings, Green Building Advocates and Green Building Products and Technologies from Africa.
She is currently developing several scripted film and television projects. Wanjiru is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.