Dec 12-15 | Friday-Monday | 1 hour, 32 minutes | Rated Unrated |
This documentary follows librarians across the United States as they fight back against book bans sparked by the Moms of Liberty and other groups. It picks up the importance of libraries in general, and the librarians who run them in particular, as centers of community and also the frontline against regressive attempts to restrict First Amendment rights and control information. It currently has a 93% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.
“From its superb opening-credits sequence paying tribute to card catalogs of yore to its sharp selection of vintage clips and intimate reportage, “The Librarians” is as well-crafted as it is profoundly alarming.” -Sheri Linden, New York Times
“This movie reminds us there is just one way to separate truth from propaganda: learning.” -Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
“The film works hard to close on an optimistic note. Tellingly, perhaps, it also ends in 2023.” -Danny Leigh, Financial Times
“Librarians are the gatekeepers to the freedoms in the mind to dream filtered through the simple education of words. Wonderfully executed an produced for all of history moving forward in time” Carla Renata, The Curvy Film Critic
“Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s illuminating documentary offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to ban books. More importantly, it introduces viewers to the everyday and increasingly vital heroes pushing back.” -Lisa Kennedy, Variety
“The Librarians is a vital David and Goliath documentary of the fight against book banning, a harbinger of fascism, in America.” -Matt Mahler, PopMatters
“The Librarians is a hard but necessary watch, and you won’t find a more relevant and timely documentary this year. It is both a cautionary tale and a battle cry call to action. No matter how uncomfortable it makes you, everyone needs to see this film.” -Derrick Murray, This is For Reel
“The Librarians is a powerful and vital documentary at this point in history.” – Mey Rude, Out Magazine
“There’s never been a movie more vital this year than The Librarians. If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch.” -Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven
The Librarians will open at The Clyde on Friday, December 12, and play Friday, Saturday, and Monday at 7:30, plus Sunday at 2:00.
