Our 2025 Yorck Audience Poll is here!
Vote now
logoText
search
menu
playTransparent
share

How to Build a Library

Documentary

103 min

-

A writer and a publisher are determined to restore a dilapidated library in Nairobi. Built in 1931 and originally accessible only to white people, the library is to be transformed into a vibrant cultural hub for citizens and creatives. Friendship and determination drive the two women as they confront politics, financial struggles, and the colonial past. But how much history should be preserved – and what can be let go? A captivating story of resistance, heritage, and the reclaiming of spaces.

Director
Christopher King, Maia Lekow
Original language(s)
English, Swahili
Credits
plus
Written by
Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta, Maia Lekow
Year
2025
Country
Kenya
Genre
Documentary
FSK Rating
-
Original title
How to Build a Library
Release
21.06.2025
Gallery
plus

Trailer