BIPR | Film Screening & Discussion: The Librarians — From Policy to Film with Director Kim A. Snyder (SAIS Alumna, Academy Award® Nominee)

Film Screening & Discussion: The Librarians — From Policy to Film with Director Kim A. Snyder (SAIS Alumna, Academy Award® Nominee)

hosted by Professor Andrew C. Winner

Kim A. Snyder

Film Director

Kim A. Snyder is an Academy Award® nominee and Peabody Award–winning filmmaker whose latest feature, The Librarians, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and will release globally later this year. Her previous works include US Kids (Sundance 2020), Lessons from a School Shooting (Netflix Original), and Newtown (Sundance 2016, Peabody Award, PBS). A SAIS alumna, Kim holds a Master's in International Affairs and lives in New York City.

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