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When Fiona wakes up in the hospital, unaware of the events that had transpired and resulted in her being hospitalized, she feels abandoned by her family and all around her. She lashes out at Anna who is forced to reveal the horrifying truth

  • Wanjiru Njendu
    Director
  • Carole Keingati
    Writer
  • Wanjiru Njendu
    Producer
  • Cher Lytle
    Producer
  • Simone Missick
    Key Cast
    "Anna"
    Marvel's Luke Cage
  • Lauren Neal
    Key Cast
    "Fiona"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2011
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
    Los Angeles
    United States
    North American Premiere
Director Biography - Wanjiru Njendu

Wanjiru Njendu is an award-winning filmmaker whose creative imagination earned her the nickname 'Magic' at a young age.

Her award-winning short film Boxed has played almost 200 film festival selections, with numerous wins and nominations. Boxed was selected for the 2021-2022 Nuits en Or - Académie des César. Her other films have played in almost 100 Festivals. Wanjiru was honored by the Roxbury International Film Festival with the 2021 Rox Vision Award.

Wanjiru directed a horror short Stray, which was acquired by 20th Digital Studios with a feature option, and she was the shadowing director on the Netflix series “Daybreak”.

During the pandemic she filmed a climate action docs-series created by her sister Built for Good Africa featuring Green Buildings in Africa. She is currently developing several scripted film and television projects.

Wanjiru is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars).

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Director Statement

Wanjiru Njendu is an award-winning Kenyan-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2020). Her creative imagination earned her the nickname 'Magic' at a young age. Her African and American upbringing influences her approach as a writer and director for film and television enabling her to have a versatile voice in both African stories and Western stories. This versatility led to her being chosen as a fellow in the Producer's Guild of America Diversity workshop.
Wanjiru's film credits include several award-winning short films which have played in over 80 film festivals.

Her award-winning short film Boxed has been accepted into 60+ film festivals including Cucalorus, Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF), Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (Winner: Mary Austin Award excellence in Screenwriting: Short film - Wanjiru Njendu), The Phoenix Film Festival - Australia ( Winner Best Short film), Papaya Rocks Film Festival - London (Winner Best Director & Best Cinematography), The Catalyst Film Festival - London (Winner - the Director's choice award for best short fiction film) among others. Boxed had qualified and was submitted FYC for the 2020 Academy awards for Best Short Film- Live Action.

Her documentary film Safari ya Jamhuri: The Journey to freedom was used to provide evidence for a lawsuit against the British Government by the MAU MAU colonial war survivors from Kenya. Wanjiru has studio experience having worked for both Disney Studios in various areas and Universal Pictures' Creative Marketing.

She was the shadowing director on the Netflix series "Daybreak" under Mark Tonderai. She recently directed a horror short film that was acquired by Fox Digital Studios. She is working on getting two feature films, Reghost, a post apocalyptic comedy-horror and Lionheart, a coming of age film set in 1995 Brooklyn, financed.