2025 (USA)
Directed by: Kim A. Snyder
As an unprecedented wave of book banning addressing race and LGBT issues is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond. Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting on the front lines of democracy. Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder takes an unexpected front line where librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy, free access to information, and our First Amendment rights. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work, the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale. THE LIBRARIANS engaged and enraged audiences at Sundance and SXSW with its exposure of a systematic attack on intellectual freedom and the unlikely heroes leading the resistance.
Premiere – Sundance Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival – Won – Grand Jury Prize – Best Documentary
Hamptons International Film Festival – Won – Grant Award for Social Justice
Sarasota Film Festival – Won – Jury Prize
Seattle International Film Festival – Won – Award for Persistence of Vision
Northstar Village Cinemas – December 7 – 3:30pm