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How to Build a Library

How to Build a Library

2025Movie⏱️ 1h 43m
DocumentaryBiographyHistory
7.3
IMDB Rating
69 votes

Two Kenyan women transform a dilapidated, junk-filled library in downtown Nairobi into a hub for the city's citizens and creatives.

Director
N/A
Writers
Ricardo Acosta, Christopher King, Maia Lekow
Stars
Shiro, Wachuka, King Charles
Release Date
January 26, 2025
Language
English, Swahili
Country
United States, Kenya
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Shiro
as Self
👤
Wachuka
as Self
👤
King Charles
as Self
Prince Philip
Prince Philip
as Self
Queen Camilla
Queen Camilla
as Self
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Circle and Square Productions, Doc Society, One Story Up Productions

🏷️ Keywords

womenkenyanairobi kenyaafricalibrary

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

"Wachuka and Shiro Triumph"
by stevecaponejr2025-02-03
8/10

"Film Title: How to Build a Library Director: Maia Lekow, Christopher King Screenwriters: Maia Lekow, Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta Production Companies: Circle and Square Productions Release Date (USA, Sundance): Jan 26, 2025 Capone's Rating: 4⭐ out of 5⭐ When some of us hear the words "the legacy of colonialism," we don't know exactly what to picture. I usually imagine something ineffable-emotions, generational trauma or wealth, or control. But How to Build a Library is a film tackling the legacy of colonialism in a concrete manner, allowing those of us not experiencin..."

📖 Synopsis

Two Kenyan women transform a dilapidated, junk-filled library in downtown Nairobi into a hub for the city's citizens and creatives.