Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan film director, best known for her film "From a Whisper," which was awarded Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009.. Nearly 10 years after the release of From a Whisper, Kahiu's film "Rafiki", a coming-of-age romantic drama about two teenage girls in the present-day Kenya. The film made headlines, partly for its selection at the Cannes Film Festival but also for its exploration of sexuality that did not sit well with the Kenyan government.