Wanuri Kahiu Quotes
born 1980 Kenya
Wanuri Kahiu (born 21 June 1980) is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author.
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The courage that you have when you’re in love is really what I hope resonates.
I believe that everything happens for when it’s meant to happen and you just need to trust and let go.
We need both serious and fun art if we want to capture the full range of human experiences.
Education taught me how to think critically and face challenges. You also learn how to interact with many different people.
We will continue to fight against laws that have no place in our Kenyan society
Being able to start and complete anything is an accomplishment. So when you start up a project, finish it. And finish it with Integrity. That is what i intend to do.
As women, we have a responsibility, to tell the truth, and state facts. Now, there is a greater need for and diligence for honesty. We cannot be falsely accusing people.
I’d say the most challenging thing for me is my relationship with film. Having to commit to film knowing full well how much of a challenge it is, isn’t easy.
I truly believe that the spirit of religious texts is communion and kindness and loving and treating each other the same
I think there are more instances of joy than remorse in Africa
I think homophobia has spread through the world. But my argument is that homophobia is un-African
We deserve recognition of our success, rather than just attention to our obstacles
You can think outside the box, you can be anything that you want to be, and you don’t have to subscribe to this idea in life that we’ve all been categorised into as women coming from that country
think that anytime you make real characters you will have depth, because you're talking about people who are a particular gender, class
"The lions are speaking, or at least insisting on a way of expression that the hunter hasn’t quite heard before and the present couldn’t be a better time for the hunter to start to listen to that joy-filled language.”
The idea that Africa is sad, or deserves pity and sympathy. We want to push back to say we are joyful people and we deserve pride