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 opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
Unfortunately the movie The ABCs of Book Banning is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Gladys Murphy | Editor |
| Editing | Marissa Heringer | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Filippo Piscopo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sheila Nevins | Producer |
| Directing | Sheila Nevins | Director |
| Directing | Trish Adlesic | Co-Director |
| Directing | Nazenet Habtezghi | Co-Director |
| Visual Effects | Lee Choo | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hanna Myktiuk | Animation |
| Sound | Kristen Olmo | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Sullivan | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Derek Howard | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Anthony Calix | Additional Photography |
| Visual Effects | Al Newton | Animation |
| Camera | Zach Tidmore | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Abigail Clark | Animation |
| Production | Trish Adlesic | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Knarik Muradyan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Maciek Albrecht | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Maria Linero | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dmitry Kolesnikov | Animation |
| Camera | Sage Pacetti | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Tom Sayler | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Cavan Haas | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Elli Albrecht | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ian Baker | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Amir Shidiq | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Naomi Brown | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mac Lightglow | Animation |
| Production | Steve Bennett | Post Production Producer |
| Production | Greg Rhem | Coordinating Producer |
| Production | Albessant Smith | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Dan Dragicevich | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| Sound | Ai Miyatake | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Evan Anthony | Colorist |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Nikita Liamzine | Post Production Consulting |
| Production | Marko Radosavljevic | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Max Avery Lichtenstein | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Liam Elkins | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Travis Avitabile | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Dialogue Editor |
