Documentary · United States of America · 2025 · 1h 23m

Free for All: The Public Library

Director

Cast

Laurie Anderson as Self Deborah Caldwell-Stone as Self Malkia Cyril as Self Lolis Eric Elie as Self Sylvia Flowers as Self Geraldine Edwards Hollis as Self

Crew

Vicente Franco — Director of Photography Reed Harkness — Director of Photography Debra Schaffner — Editor Elizabeth Finlayson — Editor Dawn Logsdon — Writer Elizabeth Finlayson — Writer

Synopsis

The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement" to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

public library

Key Collaborators

Dawn Logsdon Director Vicente Franco Director of Photography Reed Harkness Director of Photography Debra Schaffner Editor Elizabeth Finlayson Editor Dawn Logsdon Writer Elizabeth Finlayson Writer Lucie Faulknor Producer

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