Film screening - Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship

This is a free program open to the public.  Private, Pre-Release Screening

Atomic Focus Entertainment in association with Kanopy presents Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship. This explosive new feature documentary pulls back the curtain on two of the most controversial issues in America today: book bans and curriculum censorship in public schools, and the unseen forces driving them. Banned Together follows three teenage activists as they fight book bans in their schools, speak with national politicians, bestselling/banned authors, constitutional scholars, PEN America, and more, as the film’s scope widens to include the larger national picture. 

The film features interviews with best-selling authors whose works have been banned, including Jodi Picoult, Juno Dawson, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Ellen Hopkins, and Erica L. Sánchez. It also includes insights from Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, constitutional scholars, educators, librarians, parents, and student activists from across the country, and features discussions with representatives from…