How to Build a Library

How to Build a Library (2025)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2025-01-26
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Circle & Square Productions
  • Production Country: Kenya
  • Directors: Christopher King, Maia Lekow.

Summary

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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Directing Christopher King Director
Directing Maia Lekow Director
Production Roger Ross Williams Executive Producer
Production Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
Production Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
Production Geoff Martz Executive Producer
Production Judy Kibinge Executive Producer
Production Jamie Wolf Executive Producer
Production Nathalie Seaver Executive Producer
Production Christopher King Producer
Production Maia Lekow Producer
Editing Maya Daisy Hawke Supervising Editor
Editing Christopher King Editor
Editing Ricardo Acosta Editor
Editing Michael Onyiego Associate Editor
Sound Katya Mihailova Original Music Composer
Sound Maia Lekow Original Music Composer
Sound Daniel Hoffknecht Original Music Composer
Writing Christopher King Writer
Writing Ricardo Acosta Writer
Writing Maia Lekow Writer
Production Meryl Metni Co-Executive Producer
Production Maxyne Franklin Executive Producer
Production Tegan Acton Executive Producer
Production Emma Pompetti Executive Producer
Production Nikki Heyman Executive Producer
Production Adam Lewis Executive Producer
Production Melony Lewis Executive Producer

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