Oscar Contender ‘The ABCs Of Book Banning’ To Be Made Available For Free At U.S. Public Libraries This Weekend
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films is making its Oscar-shortlisted documentary The ABCs of Book Banning free to public library patrons across this country on Saturday, in partnership with streaming platform Projectr.
Documentary legend Sheila Nevins makes her directorial debut with the short, which examines the rising tide of book banning efforts around the United States.
The film begins with 100-year-old Grace Linn, who appeared before the school board in Martin County, FL to protest its decision to ban works by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Wicked: Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire and dozens of other books.
The film features interviews with schoolchildren in Florida and elsewhere discussing what it means to them to have books kept out of their reach.
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