Writer, Producer, Director.

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Wanjiru Njendu

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 Producers 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 2021-2022 Nuits en Or - Académie des César. Her other films have played in over 100 Festivals.

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 featuring Green Buildings in Africa. 

She is currently developing several scripted film and television projects with a focus on getting two feature films, Lionheart, a coming of age film set in 1995 Brooklyn and Reghost, a post apocalyptic comedy-horror, financed.. Wanjiru is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

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