About the Film
(Kim A. Snyder, United States, 2025, 92 min, in English)
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 a large-scale coordinated extremist movement 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.
Join us for a post-screening panel with Seattle-area library workers!
Gavin Downing | Librarian, Kentridge High School
Brenna Shanks | Teen Materials Selector, King County Library System
Craig Seasholes | Retired Librarian and Past WLMA President
What
A Documentary Series Presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum and Seattle Documentary Association (SeaDoc)
Where
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
When
Thursday, March 5th / 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased here.