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    THE LIBRARIANS

    Directed by Kim A. Snyder
    USA | 92 minutes | Talking Pictures: Book to Screen

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    THE LIBRARIANS

    Directed by Kim A. Snyder
    USA | 92 minutes | Talking Pictures: Book to Screen

  

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Subject Marie Masferrer is expected to attend the January 6th screening. Palm Springs Library Director Jeannie Kays and LA Public Library Director John Szabo are expected to attend the January 8h screening.

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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.

January 6: In conversation with Subject Marie Masferrer

January 8: In conversation with Palm Springs Library Director Jeannie Kays and Los Angeles Public Library Director John Szabo.

film details

Director: Kim A. Snyder
Producers: Kim A. Snyder, Janique L Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole, Jana Edelbaum
Cinematographers: Amy Bench, Paulius Kontijevas, Derek Wiesehahn
Editor: Mark Becker, María Gabriela Torres, Leah Boatright, Austin Reedy
Music: Nico Muhly
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2025
Running Time: 92 minutes
Director Filmography: Us Kids (2020), Newtown (2016), Welcome to Shelbyville (2009), I Remember Me (2000)
Awards: Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice: Hamptons International Film Festival; Jury Prize for
Primary Company: The FIlm Collaborative

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