With the critically acclaimed documentary, How To Build A Library, set to open the NBO Film Festival on October 16th, filmmakers Maia Lekow and Christopher King offered an intimate look into the eight-year journey of capturing a nation’s post-colonial identity struggle. The Nairobi-based husband-and-wife directing duo, whose previous work The Letter was Kenya’s official Oscar submission, discussed the challenge of following real lives, the weight of history, and the rising global demand for African narratives. Following protagonists Wanjiru “Shiro” Koinange … Continue reading How Maia & King captured 8 years of Book Bunk reclaiming history in ‘How To Build A Library’