How to Build a Library (2025)
1h 43m
Running Time
January 26, 2025Release Date
How to Build a Library (2025)
1h 43m
Running Time
January 26, 2025Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Christopher King
Director / Producer / Editor / Writer
Christopher King
Director
Maia Lekow
Director / Producer / Original Music Composer / Writer
Roger Ross Williams
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Geoff Martz
Executive Producer
Judy Kibinge
Executive Producer
Jamie Wolf
Executive Producer
Nathalie Seaver
Executive Producer
Maya Daisy Hawke
Supervising Editor
Ricardo Acosta
Editor / Writer
Michael Onyiego
Associate Editor
Katya Mihailova
Original Music Composer
Daniel Hoffknecht
Original Music Composer
Meryl Metni
Co-Executive Producer
Maxyne Franklin
Executive Producer
Tegan Acton
Executive Producer
Emma Pompetti
Executive Producer
Nikki Heyman
Executive Producer
Adam Lewis
Executive Producer
Melony Lewis
Executive Producer
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How to Build a Library is an 2025 Kenyan-American documentary film, directed and produced by Maia Lekow and Christopher King. It follows Shiro Koinange and Angela Wachuka, as they restore McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.