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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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Congrats to Nikyatu Jusu for receiving the Breakthrough Film Award at the @criticschoice Celebration of Black Cinema. We are so proud of her accomplishment and thrilled to honor #NannyFilm and #CelebrateBlackCinema.
Nov 17, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu drew partly on personal experience for her debut feature film about an African woman employed by a white family. But, she says, as a Black director overlooked by the industry for...
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Nanny is a 2022 American psychological horror film written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Anna Diop , Michelle Monaghan , Sinqua Walls , Morgan Spector , Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams .
Nov 9, 2022 · Nikyatu Jusu’s Fables. The director of Nanny, this year’s most acclaimed film at Sundance, blends West African folklore and horror. By Angelica Jade Bastién, a New York and Vulture critic...
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.
