African Film Archive

Nanny

2022 — Nikyatu Jusu — United States

feature · horror, drama · present

Nikyatu Jusu's feature debut follows Aisha, a recently immigrated Senegalese nanny working for a wealthy New York family who begins having haunting visions, and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022, only the second time a Black woman had won it.

Fun fact: It was also the first horror film to win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and was acquired jointly by Blumhouse and Prime Video following its win.

Notes: Jusu is Sierra Leonean-American; the film's protagonist is Senegalese. Diaspora entry rather than continental African production.

Verification: verified · Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Poster source: Criterion Collection