The Librarians (The Librarians)

Kim A. Snyder

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 White Christian Nationalism 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.

USA 2025, '85

DIRECTOR: Kim A. Snyder

CAMERA: Paulius Kontijevas, Amy Bench, Derek Wiesehahn

MONTAGE: Mark Becker, María Gabriela Torres, Leah Boatright, Austin Reedy

MUSIC: Nico Muhly

PRODUCERS: Kim A. Snyder, Janique L Robillard, Maria Cuomo Cole, Jana Edelbaum

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Sundance 2025

SXSW

Kim A. Snyder

Kim A. Snyder is an Academy Award nominee and Peabody Award-winning director and producer whose latest feature, The Librarians, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and is now released globally. Her Oscar-nominated short Death By Numbers, co-created with gun-violence survivor Sam Fuentes, has won multiple awards. Snyder’s acclaimed films include Us Kids (Sundance 2020), Lessons From a School Shooting (Netflix Original), and Newtown (Sundance 2016, Peabody Award, PBS). Her earlier work includes Welcome To Shelbyville (PBS) and I Remember Me (Zeitgeist Films). She also associate produced the Oscar-winning short Trevor, which spawned The Trevor Project. Snyder holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins SAIS and lives in New York City.