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Kim A. Snyder’s urgent film shows how librarians in the US have become unexpected freedom fighters – battling censorship and political extremism to defend the right to read.
Kim A. Snyder shows how librarians have become frontline defenders of democracy amid a sweeping wave of book bans across the United States. From Texas to Florida, books about race, certain religions, LGBTQIA+ identities and sex education are vanishing from shelves – all targeted by political agendas rooted in White Christian Nationalism. But amid harassment, legal threats and community hostility, many librarians are refusing to back down; their fight is not just for books, but for the freedom to access ideas. Through intimate, emotional portraits and fiery school board meetings, The Librarians captures a rising resistance, where the quiet guardians of books become bold protectors of truth, inclusion and the next generation’s right to know, learn and imagine a better future.
Kim A. Snyder shows how librarians have become frontline defenders of democracy amid a sweeping wave of book bans across the United States. From Texas to Florida, books about race, certain religions, LGBTQIA+ identities and sex education are vanishing from shelves – all targeted by political agendas rooted in White Christian Nationalism. But amid harassment, legal threats and community hostility, many librarians are refusing to back down; their fight is not just for books, but for the freedom to access ideas. Through intimate, emotional portraits and fiery school board meetings, The Librarians captures a rising resistance, where the quiet guardians of books become bold protectors of truth, inclusion and the next generation’s right to know, learn and imagine a better future.
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Premiere statusUK premiere
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Director(s)Kim A. Snyder
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Country(s)USA
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Year2025
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Duration92 mins
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Executive producer(s)Geralyn Dreyfous, TAYLOR VILA, DEEPEN SHAH, BEESHAM A. SEECHARAN, NATHALIE SEAVER, Jamie Wolf, Adam Lewis, Melony Lewis, Lois Vossen, Carrie Lozano, RUTH ANN HARNISCH, REGINA K. SCULLY, Emma Pompetti, Tegan Acton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Peter Resnick , CHRISTIAN CAMARGO, Chris Stolte, Heidi Stolte , Thomas Campbell Jackson, Penny Brandt Jackson, Kate Garwood, Marni E. J. Grossman, Rachel Cohen, Colleen deVeer, Amber Alonso, Alison Benson, Hallee Adelman
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Producer(s)Janique L. Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole , Jana Edelbaum
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CinematographyAmy Bench, Paulius Kontijevas, Derek Wiesehahn
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EditingMark Becker, Austin Reedy, Leah Boatright, Maria Gabriela Torres
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SoundMartin Pedersen, Scott Snyder, Adrien Mariner, Alenka Pavlin
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Language(s)English
