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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000
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URL:https://www.wjcouncil.org/events/jccmw-aint-no-back-to-a-merry-go-roun
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SUMMARY:JCCMW - Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round: Film Screening &amp\;
 Talkback with Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman
DESCRIPTION:This is the story of five Howard University students who sat on
 a carousel in 1960 and those who joined their movement as the first
 organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history began. From this
 beginning to the formation of the Freedom Riders\, witness the untold story
 of those who heeded the impulse to activism.\n\nJoin us in the Bendheim
 Performing Arts Center for a screening of this powerful film. A Q&amp\;A
 with the filmmaker\, Ilana Trachtman\, will follow.\n\nAdult Ticket:
 $18\nStudent Ticket: $12\n\nIlana Trachtman has made Emmy award-winning
 nonfiction programs for thirty years. She has explored worlds for PBS\, HBO
 Family\, ABC-TV\, Showtime\, Lifetime\, Discovery\, A&amp\;E\, and the
 Sundance Channel\; pursuing stories such as the legacy of slavery in Latin
 America\, social activism among Gulf Coast shrimpers\, the first LGBTQ
 activists\, glassblowing with disenfranchised youth\, and elderly prima
 ballerinas. Her favorite PBS prime-time credits include directing the
 independent feature Mariachi High\; the series Black in Latin
 America hosted by Henry Louis Gates\; Texas Ranch House\; and producing
 for History Detectives and Reading Rainbow. Ilana’s feature\, Praying
 with Lior\, played in over 60 cities\, winning six Audience Awards for
 Best Documentary and critical acclaim from the New York Times\, New York
 Magazine\, Washington Post\, and Philadelphia Inquirer.\n\nAin’t No
 Back to a Merry-Go-Round was a 10-year labor of love for Ilana and is now
 premiering in festivals nationwide\; it will premiere in New York as the
 closing film at the Jewish Film Festival this month.
CATEGORIES:Combating Racism,Community,Cultural,Film
LOCATION:JCC Mid-Westchester\, 999 Wilmot Road\, Scarsdale\, NY 10583\,
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