
Nikyatu Jusu
Directing
Biography
Nikyatu Jusu (/nɪkˈjɑːtuː ˈdʒuːsuː/)is an American independent writer, director, producer, editor and assistant professor in film and video at George Mason University. Jusu's work centres on the complexities of Black female characters, particularly displaced immigrant women in the United States. Her work includes African Booty Scratcher (2007), Flowers (2015), Suicide By Sunlight (2019), and Nanny, which received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Nikyatu Jusu
Filmography
Acting (1)
2025
1000 Women in Horroras Self
6.8
Production & Directing (24)
2022
NannyDirector
5.3
2022
NannyScreenplay
5.3
2022
NannyExecutive Producer
5.3
2019
Suicide by SunlightDirector
5.2
2019
Suicide by SunlightWriter
5.2
2016
FlowersProducer
2016
FlowersWriter
2016
FlowersDirector
2011
Black Swan TheoryWriter
2011
Black Swan TheoryDirector
2011
Black Swan TheoryEditor
2010
Say Grace Before DrowningDirector
2010
2010
TrainEditor
5.4
2010
TrainAssistant Director
5.4
2007
African Booty ScratcherDirector
2007
African Booty ScratcherWriter
2007
African Booty ScratcherEditor
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Night of the Living DeadDirector
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Suicide by SunlightWriter
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Suicide by SunlightDirector
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The Fly: LegacyDirector
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The Fly: LegacyScreenplay
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MimeDirector







