Phoebe Ruguru (born 1997) is a Kenyan film producer known for
producing the film 18 Hours which won the Best Overall Movie in
Africa, at the 2018 AMVCA. This category had never seen a Kenyan film
be nominated, and so marked history as the first Kenyan film to be
nominated and win in the history of the awards.Phoebe Ruguru was born
in Kenya and lived with her parents in Nakuru before moving to Limuru
with her mother when her parents divorced. Phoebe attended nursery
school at a small school called Sunflower and then went to Gramabe
Academy in Kabuku, Limuru. She moved to St. Peter's Girls Boarding
School in Elburgon, Molo, in her fourth year then to Brook Hill
Academy before moving to England age 11.In her A-Levels, Phoebe
studied at the King’s School (The Cathedral), Peterborough, UK and
joined SOAS, University of London to study BA International Relations
and Anthropology (Combined degree). She was drawn to the degree course
in an effort to develop an understanding of different cultures and
concepts she is drawn to, such as equality through female empowerment,
education, film and development. Phoebe graduated in July 2018.As a
young achiever her breakout came through when she became the first
Kenyan to win an international award in 2014 at the Unchosen Modern
Day Slavery Competition which was held in London. Her film
‘Saidia’ won in the category of ‘The Best Young Filmmaker’.
The short film Saidia revolved around a case study of human
trafficking. What’s even more interesting is that the award winning
low budget film was shot purely by an iphone 4s.
producing the film 18 Hours which won the Best Overall Movie in
Africa, at the 2018 AMVCA. This category had never seen a Kenyan film
be nominated, and so marked history as the first Kenyan film to be
nominated and win in the history of the awards.Phoebe Ruguru was born
in Kenya and lived with her parents in Nakuru before moving to Limuru
with her mother when her parents divorced. Phoebe attended nursery
school at a small school called Sunflower and then went to Gramabe
Academy in Kabuku, Limuru. She moved to St. Peter's Girls Boarding
School in Elburgon, Molo, in her fourth year then to Brook Hill
Academy before moving to England age 11.In her A-Levels, Phoebe
studied at the King’s School (The Cathedral), Peterborough, UK and
joined SOAS, University of London to study BA International Relations
and Anthropology (Combined degree). She was drawn to the degree course
in an effort to develop an understanding of different cultures and
concepts she is drawn to, such as equality through female empowerment,
education, film and development. Phoebe graduated in July 2018.As a
young achiever her breakout came through when she became the first
Kenyan to win an international award in 2014 at the Unchosen Modern
Day Slavery Competition which was held in London. Her film
‘Saidia’ won in the category of ‘The Best Young Filmmaker’.
The short film Saidia revolved around a case study of human
trafficking. What’s even more interesting is that the award winning
low budget film was shot purely by an iphone 4s.
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