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How to Build a Library (2025)
Directed by Maia Lekow, Christopher King
Documentary, History · 1h 43m
Two intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along the way, they must navigate local politics, raise millions for the rebuild, and confront the lingering ghosts of Kenya’s colonial past.
Cast
Wanjiru Koinange
Angela Wachuka
Crew
- Director
- Maia Lekow, Christopher King
- Writer
- Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta, Maia Lekow
- Original Music Composer
- Katya Mihailova, Maia Lekow, Daniel Hoffknecht
- Editor
- Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta, Michael Onyiego
- Producer
- Christopher King, Maia Lekow
Details
- Release date
- 2025-11-21
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Swahili
- Countries
- Kenya, United Kingdom
- Production
- Circle & Square Productions, Artemis Rising, Fork Films, One Story Up Productions, Doc Society