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Maia Lekow and Christopher King on Sundance Doc ‘How to Build a Library’ and How the Story of Saving One Nairobi Library ‘Can Be the Blueprint’ for All of Africa — and the World
Maia Lekow and Christopher King talk about their Sundance doc "How to Build a Library" and sharing the story of saving one Nairobi library.
Two documentaries premiering at Sundance this weekend are set thousands of miles apart — in Nairobi, Kenya and Texas, respectively – but at the heart of their stories is the same thesis: the importance of libraries to any healthy democracy. Wachuka and Shiro are the stars of the 103-minute film, which trails the intrepid pair as they work to transform the city’s formerly whites-only library, founded by British colonizers in 1932, into a cultural hub that reflects the contemporary, youthful, creative metropolis that exists today. Below, Lekow and King talk about the process of creating “How to Build a Library” as both professional and life partners, working with the Nairobi government to gain their candid access and what they hope viewers take away from the film about their Kenyan home:
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