How to Build a Library

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2025· Maia Lekow, Christopher King· 103 min
DocumentaryDrama
Coming Soon

Two Nairobi women set out to transform a formerly whites-only colonial library into a vibrant cultural hub for their community.

Why watch: Two women decolonize Nairobi's oldest library, built for whites only.
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Cast

Wanjiru Koinange
Angela Wachuka

Crew

Maia Lekow — Director
Christopher King — Director
Christopher King — Writer
Ricardo Acosta — Writer
Maia Lekow — 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
Christopher King — Producer
Maia Lekow — 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
Christopher King — Editor
Ricardo Acosta — Editor
Michael Onyiego — Editor
Katya Mihailova — Original Music Composer
Maia Lekow — Original Music Composer
Daniel Hoffknecht — Original Music Composer

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