Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann

A light-skinned Black woman with short-cropped dark hair, smiles at the camera with her arms crossed while wearing a light tank top

Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann is a Kenyan German multi-disciplinary filmmaker. She is known for her feature documentary, New Moon (Best Documentary at Oscar-qualifying Durban International Film Festival 2018), and short visual poem, Seeds (Ecumenical Jury Prize at Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2017). Philippa is based in her hometown of Nairobi.

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A Black woman with short-cropped hair sits at a stage next to another Black woman; both are holding mics and smiling widely

A Place Like Home: Founder Judy Kibinge Looks Back on Her 13-Year Tenure Running Kenyan-based Fund DocuBox

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