Dr. Wairimu Kiambuthi is a Kenyan

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and film director.

Early life and education

Kiambuthi was born in

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. In 1999, she wrote her dissertation at

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, titled "Increasing Gender Awareness in Northern Kenya Through a Video Curriculum"

Career

Kiambuthi was formerly a lecturer in Theatre Arts and Film Technology at

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and a

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in New York. Kiambuthi went on to direct the film ''Africans and African-Americans in the United States'', a documentary released in 2006. The film aims to promote understanding between

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and was featured at the African Film Festival in New York. As of 2016, Kiambuthi is an instructor at

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Filmography

* ''Africans and African-Americans in the United States'' (2006)

References

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