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Nikyatu Jusu ( / nɪkˈjɑːtuː ˈdʒuːsuː /) [1] is an American independent writer, director, producer, editor and assistant professor in film and video at George Mason University. Jusu's works center on the complexities of Black female characters and in particular, displaced, immigrant women in the United States.
Nikyatu Jusu is a director, writer and editor of short films and TV series, such as Nanny, Suicide by Sunlight and Two Sentence Horror Stories. She has won several awards and grants, and teaches at George Mason University.
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Nov 9, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu, the director of “Nanny,” blends West African folklore and horror. The film, which premiered at Sundance in January, follows a young domestic worker named Aisha, who is trying to ...
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Nov 17, 2022 · A s a young director, Nikyatu Jusu made all the right moves. She had a master’s degree from a top university and spent a decade making shorts, winning prizes and hustling to get a feature film made.
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Jan 28, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu is the second Black woman and the first horror director to win the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her debut feature 'Nanny'. The film explores the supernatural and cultural forces that haunt a Senegalese immigrant nanny in New York.
Biography. Sierra Leonean-American filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu's films have played at festivals nationally and internationally, garnering her many laurels and awards. Her first feature film, Nanny, debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic). Professor Jusu is the second black woman director and Nanny ...
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Nov 14, 2022 · Both reminder and affirmation, this impactful question comes from writer, director and scholar Nikyatu Jusu’s feature debut, “Nanny,” in theaters Nov. 23 and on Prime Video Dec. 16.
