How to Build a Library (2025)

Directed by

Maia Lekow, Chris King

Genre

documentary film

Country

Kenya, United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

A

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about two women who work to restore the McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi. It shows their efforts to bring the historic building back to life.

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What happens

How to Build a Library is a 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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