A film of El Gouna Film Festival
كيف تبني مكتبةHow to Build a Library
- Director
- Maia Lekow, Christopher King
- Countries
- Kenya, United States
- Year
- 2025
- Running time
- 108 min
- Language
- English, Kiswahili
At El Gouna Film Festival
- Eighth edition · 2025Feature Documentary CompetitionThe 2025 editionThe 2025 Stars
What it is about
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.
Key roles
- Director
- Christopher King, Maia Lekow
- Writer
- Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta, Maia Lekow
- Producer
- Christopher King, Maia Lekow
- Editor
- Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta, Michael Onyiego
- Music
- Katya Mihailova, Maia Lekow, Daniel Hoffknecht
Full credits
Cast
2- Wanjiru Koinange
- Angela Wachuka
Directing
2- Christopher King
- Maia Lekow
Writing
3- Christopher King
- Ricardo Acosta
- Maia Lekow
Production
16- Christopher King
- Maia Lekow
- Roger Ross Williams
- Geralyn White Dreyfous
- Regina K. Scully
- Geoff Martz
- Judy Kibinge
- Jamie Wolf
- Nathalie Seaver
- Maxyne Franklin
- Tegan Acton
- Emma Pompetti
- Nikki Heyman
- Adam Lewis
- Melony Lewis
- Meryl Metni
Editing
4- Christopher King
- Ricardo Acosta
- Michael Onyiego
- Maya Daisy Hawke
Sound
1- Nico Berthold
Music
3- Katya Mihailova
- Maia Lekow
- Daniel Hoffknecht
Companies
Circle & Square Productions · Artemis Rising · Fork Films · One Story Up Productions · Doc Society
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