Sierra Leonean/American filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu recently received her MFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts and has written and directed a series of award winning short films, including African Booty Scratcher and her thesis film Say Grace Before Drowning. Both films have premiered on HBO. She is a Princess Grace Foundation recipient, Spike Lee Scholarship awardee and a two-time DGA Honorable Mention. Presently she is in development on two feature screenplays. Nikyatu will co-direct her first feature film, F*CK MY LIFE, in Atlanta Fall 2012.
