Nikyatu Jusu (/nɪkˈjɑːtuː ˈdʒuːsuː/)is an American independent writer, director, producer, editor and assistant professor in film and video at George Mason University. Jusu's work centres on the complexities of Black female characters, particularly displaced immigrant women in the United States. Her work includes African Booty Scratcher (2007), Flowers (2015), Suicide By Sunlight (2019), and Nanny, which received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.