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Judy Kibinge (born in 1967) is a Kenyan director, writer, and producer. She released her first film, The Aftermath, in 2002 and critics have stated that she uses her films to impart stories about Kenya, particularly those about women and others that are typically not told in mainstream Hollywood.

Early Life and Education
When Judy Kibinge moved to the United Kingdom after growing up in the United States. For post-secondary education, she attended the Malvern Girls College, after which she attended Art College in Birmingham. Following that, she moved to Manchester, where she attended Manchester Polytechnic and later graduated with a Design for Communication Media degree, but she never attended a film school.

Career
Before becoming a filmmaker, Kibinge worked in the advertising industry. In 1999 she left the advertising industry to pursue a filmmaking career and began directing commercial documentaries about Monsanto. Kibinge has been described as a trailblazer for other female Kenyan filmmakers by scholars such as Clara Giruzzi, to which she has stated that she is just one of the many women who are at the forefront of the rebirth of film in Kenya. She has directed both fiction and non-fiction and Kibinge has been commissioned to make various documentaries, specifically corporate documentaries.

Kibinge runs her own production company titled Seven Productions, through which she has made multiple films such as the 40 minute horror film short Killer Necklace. Kibinge also founded the Nairobi-based film fund Docubox. It provides grants to African filmmakers as well as providing support and resources they may need. It primarily supports independent documentary filmmakers from Kenya but since has spread across countries throughout Africa.

In 2017, Kibinge was chosen to be an Academy judge by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the categories of documentary, international features and animation.

Filmography

 * The Aftermath (2002)
 * Dangerous Affair (2002)
 * A Voice in the Dark (2005)
 * Killer Necklace (2008)
 * Peace Wanted Alive (2009)
 * Headlines in History (2010)
 * Scarred: The Anatomy of Massacre (2015)

Dangerous Affair
Kibinge made her directorial debut when a producer who has worked in Hollywood, Njeri Karago asked her to direct a film titled Dangerous Affair. Finances and money for the film were raised and gained press attention in Kenya as very few films were made there at the time. Kibinge shot the film on a professional video cassette camera and was distributed by Karago film company. Dangerous Affair is a love story that tells the life of a young women named Kui who is trained as a New York banker and moves to Kenya and the man she meets in Kenya. It is a film about stories that has not been talked about before. It is a romantic comedy about loves, marriages and affairs. The film was shown at one of East Africa’s biggest and longest-running film festival, Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), where it was both well-received and recognized.

Scarred: The Anatomy of Massacre
Scarred: The Anatomy of Massacre was released in 2015. She uses her advertising background for a “visual hook” within the film. She photographed Wagalla survivors and their scars in a style that resembled a fashion shoot which led to a more dignified shoot for the survivors. She used black and white portraits to establish a human connection between the survivors in the film and the audience watching.