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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.

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KIM A. SNYDER, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

KIM A. SNYDER's US KIDS premiered in US Documentary Competition at 2020 Sundance Film Festival, preceded by the Peabody Award winning NEWTOWN (Sundance 2016, PBS/Independent Lens). Other credits include, DEATH BY NUMBERS (2024, Montclair Best Short Doc); LESSONS FROM A SCHOOL SHOOTING (2018 Netflix Original, Tribeca Best Short Doc) WELCOME TO SHELBYVILLE (2011, PBS/Independent Lens). Her award-winning directorial debut, I REMEMBER ME was distributed by Zeitgeist Films. Kim associate produced the Academy Award-winning short film Trevor (1994) spawning The Trevor Project.

JANIQUE L ROBILLARD, PRODUCER

As a documentary filmmaker and creative producer, JANIQUE L. ROBILLARD’s passion has always been elevating marginalized voices through documentary storytelling—evidenced in her short films 1000 Times and From There to Here, and work with acclaimed directors like Kim A. Snyder (Death by Numbers, The Librarians) and Jeremiah Zagar (The Fix).

JANA EDELBAUM, PRODUCER

JANA EDELBAUM is an Emmy Award-winning producer and founder of Ideal Partners. Her latest film, Beyond Utopia, won the 2023 Sundance Audience Award and was released worldwide in October. Previous work includes: House of Z; Strange Weather; Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?. She is currently producing the upcoming Alvin Ailey biographical feature by director Barry Jenkins (Fox Searchlight) and Swifties feature.

MARIA CUOMO COLE

Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer MARIA CUOMO COLE’s credits include Death By Numbers (2024, Montclair - Best Short Doc), Us Kids (Sundance 2020), Lessons from A School Shooting… (Netflix), Newtown (Sundance 2016) and Oscar-shortlisted Living for 32 (2010). EP: The Hunting Ground (2015) and Oscar-nominated The Invisible War (2014). Cuomo Cole’s 2010 documentary, Living for 32, about the tragic gun shooting on the Virginia Tech University Campus, was short-listed for an Academy Award®, aired on Showtime and was distributed by BBC Worldwide. The film achieved significant social impact at screenings in numerous festivals, and on The National College Campaign to End Gun Violence.

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