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Oscar Nominated Doc Short ‘The ABCs of Book Banning’ Available for Free on YouTube (EXCLUSIVE)


Sheila Nevin's Oscar nominated doc short 'The ABCs of Book Banning' is available for free streaming on YouTube

The 27-minute film, about the rising tide of book banning efforts around the United States, marks docu titan Sheila Nevins ‘ directorial debut. This year, the nonfiction unit received two Academy Award noms — one for “The ABCs of Book Banning” and the other for documentary feature “The Eternal Memory.” In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the U.S., labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students.

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