Wanjiru Kinyanjui

• Name — Wanjiru Kinyanjui • Born — 1958 • Citizenship — Kenyan • Occupation — Writer, poet, journalist and filmmaker. • Notable Works — Battle of the Sacred Tree

Kinyanjui received a master's in English and German literature before studying film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Kinyanjui's 1994 film Battle of the Sacred Tree, focusing on a woman caught between traditional Kikuyu values and 'modern' practices, was financially supported, produced and distributed by Birne Film (Germany) and Flamingo Films (France). This film, shot in Kenya, as well as Kinyanjui's short film A Lover & Killer of Colours were part of the Forum Special Program at the 2023 Berlinale'.

• Year — Project — Role — Notes — Ref • 1987 —...If Joined by a Stranger [...Wenn nein Fremder dazu kommt] — Director — Short film • 1988 — The Reunion — Writer, Director — Short film • 1988 — A Lover and Killer of Colour — Director — Short film • 1990 — Karfunkel – Der Vogel mit dem gebrochenen Flügel — Director — TV Series • 1991 — The Sick Bird — Writer, Director — Short film • 1992 — Black in the Western World — Director — Documentary • 1992 — Clara Has Two Countries — Director • 1993 — Vitico, a Living Legend — Director — Documentary • 1994 — Battle of the Sacred Tree (Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum) — Writer, Director — Comedy • 1997 — Die Rechte der Kinder – Der aufgespürte Vater — Director — Short film • 1997 — Koi and Her Rights [Koi na Haki Zake] — Director — Educational Drama • 1997 — Daudi’s Gift [Zawaki ya Daudi] — Director — Educational Drama • 1998 — Die Rechte der Kinder – Anruf aus Afrika — Director — Documentary • 1999 — African Children — Writer, Director — Documentary • 2000 — And This Is Progress — Writer, Director — Documentary/Advocacy Film • 2001 — Say No to Poverty — Writer, Director — Documentary • 2001 — Member of the Jury — Writer, Director — Educational Drama • 2007 — Manga in America — Writer, Director — Riverwood film • 2008 — Bahati — Writer, Director — Riverwood film • 2010 — Africa Is a Woman's Name – Amai Rose: A Portrait of a Zimbabwean Woman — Director — Documentary