The ABCs of Book Banning vs Yalla Habibi!

Yalla Habibi! has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for The ABCs of Book Banning). The ABCs of Book Banning is the shorter watch at 27m compared with 1h 30m. The ABCs of Book Banning is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The ABCs of Book Banning posterThe ABCs of Book Banning2024 VS Yalla Habibi! posterYalla Habibi!2025
The ABCs of Book BanningYalla Habibi!
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 10.0/10
Year20242025
Length27m1h 30m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of AmericaCanada
DirectorSheila NevinsEdwin El Bainou, Ryan Kluftinger
Main castGrace Linn, Maia Kobab, Jonathan Capehart, Nikki Giovanni, Amanda GormanRyan Kluftinger, Connor Bondlow, Edwin El Bainou

Synopsis

The ABCs of Book Banning

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…

Yalla Habibi!

FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never shown before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon…

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