Peter Murumi

Peter Murumi

Biography

Peter Murimi is a multiple award-winning Kenyan documentary director / producer focusing on hard-hitting social issues. His feature-length documentary “I AM SAMUEL” (2020) has been shown at more than a dozen film festivals, including Hot Docs, BFI and Human Rights Watch. Murimi has led numerous investigations for BBC Africa Eye including “THE BABY STEALERS” (2020), which exposed a child trafficking syndicate and led to multiple arrests. He has made films in 30 African countries for major media outlets including Al Jazeera and Channel 4 News. His first major win was the CNN Africa Journalist of the Year Award for his intimate film about Female Genital Mutilation among his Kuria community, “WALK TO WOMANHOOD” (2004).