The ABCs of Book Banning

About The ABCs of Book Banning

In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and op…

The ABCs of Book Banning (2024) is a documentary film directed by Sheila Nevins. It runs 27 minutes and was released in February 2024.

Grace Linn stars as Self (archive footage), Maia Kobab as Self, Jonathan Capehart as Self (archive footage), and Nikki Giovanni as Self.

Members will find documentary short, teachers and students, literature, and censorship in it. It streams on Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel in the United States.

Cervino 1901, Miller's Girl, and Strings make useful companions to The ABCs of Book Banning, all filed under documentary and short film.