The 13th edition of CUFF.Docs runs from November 19th to 23rd, 2025, and their documentary presentation of The Librarians couldn’t be more timely. The award-winning film explores book banning in the United States, where Librarians have emerged as unexpected superheroes fighting against censorship and discrimination.
Our provincial government banned four books this past summer on the flimsiest of grounds (please see my review of the banned & fantastic graphic novel, Fun Home). Notably, the local advocates of book banning and the titles they target are deeply influenced by this import of White Christian Nationalism. They also tried to influence the recent school board elections in Calgary; fortunately, they were unsuccessful.
The Alberta premiere of The Librarians screens Sunday, November 23rd at 11 AM at the Globe Cinema.
“Equal parts foreboding and inspiring, recently christened Oscar-nominee director Kim Snyder’s The Librarians, reaffirms why the vocation of librarians is a vital one, particularly in an age of rampant misinformation and censorship by the country’s most conservative and insecure. Spotlighting librarians who are at the center of book bans–in places like Texas and Florida–the film highlights how they join together and support each other while politicians are there to criminalize librarians’ work.” – Roger Ebert
Watch the trailer below! See you at the movies.
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