Ain’t No Back to a Merry-go-Round

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-go-Round - Movie Trailer

2024 | Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary | DCP

Jewish Film Festival

Sponsored by Longtime Fort Lee Residents and Found BFC Board Members Edwin and Doris Cohen

Featuring Q&A with writer/director Ilana Trachtman

When five Howard University students sat on a segregated Maryland carousel in 1960, the arrests made headlines. When the largely Jewish community living near the amusement park joined the Black students in picketing, the first interracial civil rights protest in US history was born, eventually leading to the creation of the Freedom Riders. With rare footage and immersive storytelling, four living protesters bring this story to life, revealing the power of heeding the impulse to activism.

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Director: Ilana Trachtman

Writer: Ilana Trachtman

Stars: Voices of Mandy Patinkin, Jeffrey Wright