Jenn Nkiru

Jenn Nkiru is a Nigerian-British artist and director. She was featured as the second unit director of Ricky Saiz’s video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Apeshit which was released in 2018.[1] In 2019, she was selected to participate in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.[2][3][4][5]

Early years and education

Nkiru was born in Peckham, South London.[6][7] She attended the Howard University where she acquired an MFA in Filmmaking.[2][4][5]

Career

Nkiru directs music videos and short films. The first film she directed was En Vogue, which was shot by Bradford Young and Arthur Jafa was released in 2014. In 2017, her second movie, Rebirth is Necessary was released. This movie was featured on Nowness and won several awards including, the Canal + award at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival and the Best Documentary at the London Independent Film Festival. Rebirth is Necessary was also nominated for the 2018 best short film award at Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival[1]. She is known to have directed music videos for Kamasi Washington and Neneh Cherry. She was also the second unit director of Ricky Saiz’s video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Apeshit .[3][5][6]

Works
  • En Vogue[8]
  • Rebirth is Necessary[8]
  • Black to Techno[5]

Awards
  • 2018 - She won the 2018 Voice of a Woman award at Cannes.[1]
  • 2019 - She won the main Aesthetica Art Prize[9]

References
  1. "Jenn Nkiru". Somerset House. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. "Jenn Nkiru". frieze.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. "Jenn Nkiru". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. "Jenn Nkiru". Black Women Directors. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. "Filmmaker Jenn Nkiru Shares Her Light with Frieze LA". Cultured Magazine. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. Little, Harriet Fitch (2019-02-07). "Film-maker Jenn Nkiru's brain-bending vision". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. "Jenn Nkiru". Free The Bid. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. "Jenn Nkiru". www.nowness.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  9. "Aesthetica Magazine - Success Stories". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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