Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities. In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of White Christian Nationalism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.
Directed by Kim A Snyder
social media: @thelibrariansfilm
AWARDS
Sarasota Film Festival | Best Documentary Jury Award
Dallas International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature Jury Award
Milwaukee Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Seattle International Film Festival | Lena Sharpe Award (Audience Selected)
Denver Women + Film Festival | Audience Award
Bentonville Film Festival | Best Documentary
Frameline Film Festival | Honorable Mention for Outstanding Documentary Feature Award
Woods Hole Film Festival | Best of The Fest Award
Woods Hole Film Festival | Audience Award - Best Feature Documentary
Stamped Film Festival| Best Documentary Feature
Long Beach QFilm Festival Award |Best Documentary Feature
Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Best Feature Film
Out On Film, Atlanta's LGBTQIA+ Film Festival | Best Documentary Film
OUT at the Movies International Film Festival | Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature
OUT at the Movies International Film Festival | Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature
Hamptons International Film Festival | Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
Everybody's Perfect Geneva International Queer Film Festival | Mémoires LGBTIQ+ Jury Award
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival | Audience Choice Award for Favorite Feature
United Nations Association Film Festival UNAFF | Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary
ImageOut: Rochester LGBT Film and Video Festival | Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature
Out Here Dayton Film Fest | Audience Award: Best Feature
Centre Film Festival | Founders Award
Fargo Film Festival | Best Feature Documentary
Fargo Film Festival | Best in Show: Best Picture
Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Texas Independent Film Award (TIFA)
Door County Film Festival | People’s Choice Award for Best Feature Film
TXLA Texas Library Association | Outstanding Services to Libraries
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival | All About Freedom Festival Award