Brian Munene Gitahi is a respected self-taught writer, director, thespian and sound designer. He played a minor role the critically acclaimed film ‘Nairobi Half Life’ in 2010. He wrote eight seasons of the comedy television show, 'Classmates'. He wrote and produced the short film 'My Faith' that won best East African short film at the inaugural Mashariki Africa film Festival and earned him the best script writer 2015 at the Riverwood Academy Awards. ‘Between the Lines’ another short film that he co-wrote was nominated for best short film at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewer’s choice awards. He was nominated for five awards in the 2015 Kalasha International Film festival but only won best sound designer. Late 2015 he wrote and produced the short film ‘Bait’ that won both Judges Choice and Audience choice award together with four other awards at the 48 hour film project. He won best scriptwriter at the Riverwood Academy Awards for the short film ‘Bait’ it was also among fifteen other short films at ‘Filmapalooza’ that were selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. He was part of the story advisory team for ‘Watu Wote’ a short film by the Hamburg Media School that focused on the Mandera bus attack in Kenya by the Al Shabaab. His short film ‘Working Title’ won best audience choice award at the 2016 48 hour film project and was among the top ten shortlist in 2016’s Machawood short film festival with his film ‘Day Dream’. Brian is currently the Creative and Production Director at Lightbox Africa, a media production company based in Kenya, where he has written and directed a number of infomercials and documentaries for the NGO world and local media companies from 2014 to date.