Banned Books Week Movies

● Damned in the USA: This documentary focuses on censorship controversies in America involving pornography, art and blasphemy.

● Dissent: The ACLU Freedom Files: Freedom of speech is a given in America, right? Not if you're Muslim hip-hop poet Amir Sulaiman, or groups of protesters at the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2004.

● Jailed for Their Words:  This powerful, hour-long documentary traces the dramatic story of Montana's draconian WWI sedition law, the harshest law of its kind in the nation, and the model for a U.S. law passed shortly after.

● Skokie:  This 1981 television movie directed by Herbert Wise, based on the real life National Socialist Party of America Controversy of Skokie, Illinois.

● Surveillance: The ACLU Freedom Files: From warrantless wiretapping of phone calls and monitoring of emails to the creation of a national identity card, the government is using "national security" as a justification for encroaching on our right to privacy and freedoms of speech and association. But the initiatives are stirring intense opposition from many groups across the political spectrum.

● This Film is Not Yet Rated: This film is an independent documentary about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and its effect on American culture.

● Youth Speak: The ACLU Freedom Files: Young people in America are often treated as if the Bill of Rights doesn't apply to them. In this episode of The Freedom Files, you’ll meet young people whose rights were violated and who fought back.