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Contemporary African filmmakers: Names to remember
From Nollywood to Netflix, these contemporary African directors are shaking up the world of film and TV with bold new narratives and aesthetics.
Wanuri Kahiu
Born in Nairobi in 1980, the director had a global cinema success with her 2018 film Rafiki. The first Kenyan film shown at the Cannes Film Festival, it portrays a love affair between two young Kenyan women and was banned in her home country. Kahui is now off to Hollywood, where she will direct The Thing about Jellyfish, based on the acclaimed novel by Ali Benjamin.
Kemi Adetiba
The Nigerian filmmaker, who also makes television series and music videos, is a big name in Nollywood which is what people call Nigerian cinema, the second most productive in the world after Indian film. Commercially, Adetiba s feature films are hugely successful. She is producing her next film, a sequel to her blockbuster King of Boys, exclusively for Netflix.