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The Sundance Reel

'The Librarians' chronicles unlikely defenders of intellectual freedom

By Leslie Thatcher
Published January 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM MST
A still from The Librarians by Kim A. Snyder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Amy Bench.
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A still from The Librarians by Kim A. Snyder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Amy Bench.

As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

Director: Kim A. Snyder

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Kim A. Snyder, director of The Librarians.

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