Wanjiru Njendu

Biography

Wanjiru Njendu is an award-winning Kenyan-American filmmaker & a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2020). Her creative imagination earned her the nickname ‘Magic’ at a young age. Her films have played in over 100 Festivals and her short film ‘Boxed’ is almost at 100 film festival selections, was selected for the 2021 Nuits en Or – Académie des César, Won Best Short Film At the Hague Global Film Festival and the African Movie Academy Awards among other wins and nominations. She recently directed a horror short ‘Stray’, which was acquired by 20th Digital Studios. She was the shadowing director on the Netflix series “Daybreak” under Mark Tonderai.   She is currently working on development of a Coming of drama feature set in the world of music, a horror-comedy and a Period Drama TV Series.