As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders of intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder (Newtown, Us Kids) takes us to where librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for our First Amendment Rights. 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. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work, the librarians’ rallying cry for the freedom to read is a chilling—and necessary—cautionary tale.
…illuminating…a gripping story of what is at stake when curiosity and thinking are endangered…
– Variety