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Maia Lekow & Christopher King
KE 2025 103'
⚬ Arts & Culture ⚬ Society
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.
Director | Maia Lekow, Christopher King |
Producers | Maia Lekow, Christopher King |
Executive Producers | Roger Ross Williams, Geoff Martz, Judy Kibinge, Geralyn Dreyfous, Regina K. Scully, Jamie Wolf, Natalie Seaver |
Production Company | Circle and Square Productions |
Cinematography | Christopher King, Wambui Muigai, Emma Nzicka, Ronald Ronics, Nyasha Kadandara, Tomothy Mwaura, Michael Onyiego, Steve Ruiyi |
Editor | Christopher King, Ricardo Acosta |
Supverising Editor | Maya Hawke |
Music | Katya Mihailova, Maia Lekow, Daniel Hoffknecht |
Sundance 2025 |
| Runtime | 103' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Kiswahili |
| Production Countries | Kenya |
Maia Lekow is a renowned Kenyan musician and filmmaker. Currently performing internationally with her band Maia & the Big Sky, Lekow fuses her music with a fascination of people and culture to make films as a documentary director, producer, composer, and sound recordist.
Christopher King is an award-winning filmmaker originally from Melbourne, Australia, who has lived and worked in Nairobi, Kenya, since 2007. Co-directing with wife Maia Lekow, their first feature, The Letter, was Kenya‘s official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.
