The Librarians

Watched at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Frustrating, vital, and carefully crafted is the best way to describe documentary. Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder creates an impressive and upsetting documentary that explores the importance roles for librarians and exploring how the United States have become troubled and terrifying they have become. Using great discussions and themes explored throughout, Snyder really gets into the topics carefully and well-crafted, exploring and exposing of how book banning, politics and religious agendas have become an major issue with the country and effecting individuals.

Alongside with a good presentation and structure, many of it's purposes and themes are well-explored as Snyder doesn't hold back. Discussing how books are necessary and how librarians are fighting against the political censorship the United States and government is forcing. It's scary to think the fact the United States across themselves are implementing these changes, which perfectly demonstrates how problematic and worrisome the United States has become.

Various moments have moved me and frustrated me in the best ways possible. Regarding structure, the documentary is a typical structure but it succeeds with discussing it's themes, ideas, and purpose perfectly. Overall, this is one of the best documentaries at Sundance thus far.