Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a special screening of the award-winning documentary Pipe Dreams at 6 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Leach Theatre. 

The film screening is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required and seating will be available on a first-come first-served basis. The movie’s director, Mojeri Coker, will be in attendance to introduce the movie and share his thoughts on the making of the film, the resilience of the human spirit and how individuals can change the world. 

Pipe Dreams tells the true story of Silvester Nzuki Mwami, who at nine years old began a 20-year mission to bring clean water to his drought-stricken village in rural Kenya. The film captures a decades-long struggle against a 50-year drought, focusing on perseverance, innovation and community-driven problem-solving. 

Through Pipe Dreams, Coker launched an impact campaign in partnership with the nonprofit Microfinancing Partners in Africa, helping to finance and secure clean water access for thousands of people across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. 

“Having Mojeri visit and talk of his work and how the film resonates the same values of  resilience, hope and community-driven solutions that we hold to be of paramount importance at S&T is a perfect connection,” says Dr. Joel Burken, the Mathes endowed chair of environmental engineering at S&T. “The perfect fit with our students that strive to change the world was obvious, in particular with our Engineers Without Borders teams that are active in four countries. We celebrate 20 years of EWB this year, and Pipe Dreams is a great embodiment of the same spirit.” 

Coker will also be featured as part of the Neil and Maurita Stueck Distinguished Lecture Series for Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T. He will present his lecture at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the Innovation Lab on the Missouri S&T campus. 

About Missouri University of Science and Technology 

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu.