Apuu is a musician, designer, and first-time filmmaker born and raised in Turkana, Kenya. In 2016 she graduated from the Learning Lions program and has since then used her passion and talent for creative arts to teach the following eleven generations of young Kenyans going through the program. Despite facing opposition and cultural taboos, Apuu began her music career at a young age. With her music, she continuously wants to drive the transformation of her tribe, the Turkana, as a storyteller and educator. Her cultural work with community-based organizations like “Value Villages”, “Turkfugee” or “Kakuma Sound” provides her with the possibility to use her talents in various arts as a tool for empowerment, awareness, and development. Nawi, as Apuu’s first feature film, was a perfect project for her creative skillset and a dream come true to prove her abilities as a director and musician. Plus: as a woman, a Turkana, and a mother, Apuu has been dealing with the issue of child marriage since she is born. Her greatest lesson from the project: “Teamwork makes the dream work!”
