Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 52m
  • Documentary

This documentary follows the life of a one-of-a-kind man, and his one-of-a-kind library. Luis Soriano is a Colombian schoolteacher who spends weekends taking his donkey, and book collection, to the poverty-ridden towns of Magdalena Province. Facing down drug dealers, dangerous creatures, and overbearing heat, Soriano bravely faces down fear to promote education and literature.

Director
Luis Fernando Bohórquez
Starring
Luis Soriano