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Screening of the documentary 'How to Build a Library'

Querétaro 2026, 

Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, How to Build a Library takes us to Nairobi to witness how two black women set about rebuilding what, until 1958, was a library exclusively for white people. The documentary is a fascinating exploration of colonisation and the power of individual and collective action. Event introduced by Blanmi Núñez.

Duration of the documentary: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Consecutive interpretation from English to Spanish available

Screening of the documentary 'How to Build a Library'