Scholar/Filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu is a Sierra Leonean writer and director who explores spectral politics of black female being. Suicide By Sunlight (2019), a horror short produced by Terrance Nance, explores a world of black vampires whose melanin protects them from the sun. Jusu’s debut feature film, Nanny (2022), is a supernatural thriller that follows a Senegalese nanny in New York caring for the child of a wealthy Manhattan family. As she labors to bring her own child from Senegal to meet her in New York, her sacrifices coincide with a mystical, threatening presence which lurks inside of her. Nikyatu Jusu is one of the most thrilling voices in contemporary black horror, as evidenced by her forthcoming works with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and her planned sequel to George Romero’s 1968 classic – Night of the Living Dead.

As a graduate student-run film collective based in the Department of Art & Art History, Cinematheque advances a dynamic programming effort of film and video for the greater Stanford community. Cinematheque aims to serve as a generative hub of ongoing discovery for current students thinking about film and media across the University as well as a connective link between the University and the broader regional film culture. Please visit us in the 115 screening room on Sundays at 7!

VISITOR INFORMATION: Room 115 is located in the McMurtry Building on Stanford campus at 355 Roth Way. Visitor parking is available in designated areas and payment is managed through ParkMobile (free after 4pm, except by the Oval). Alternatively, take the Caltrain to Palo Alto Transit Center and hop on the free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle. If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact Julianne Garcia at juggarci@stanford.edu. This screening event is open to Stanford affiliates only.

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