# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a special screening of “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” with a Q&A with director and Erin Gruwell of Freedom Writers!About this EventSpecial Screening in honor of Black History Month of “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” with Q&AJoin us for an in-person special screening of the captivating film “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”! Stick around after the movie for a live Q&A with director Ilana Trachtman and Erin Gruwell, founder of Freefom Writers.Five Howard students sat down on the gilded horses of whites-only carousel the summer of 1960. When the white community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students en masse and set up picket lines, an unprecedented collaboration was born. The pickets attracted Nazis, Congressman, and a press avalanche. Picketing together led to partying together and union organizers mentored student activists, ultimately producing ten 1961 Freedom Riders, including Stokely Carmichael, and a Supreme Court case.With never-before seen footage, and immersive storytelling by Emmy-award winning director Ilana Trachtman, four living protesters rescue this untold story, revealing the price, and the power, of heeding the impulse to activism. AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND includes voiceover by noted actors Jeffrey Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Balaban, Lee Grant, Peter Gallagher, Dominique Thorne, Alysia Reiner, and Tracie Thoms.Directed by Ilana Trachtman89 mins/USA/Documentary/2026https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8G296-QpX-4&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-monica/special-screening-of-ain’t-no-back-to-a-merry-go-round-with-qanda/100001983142273926
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, theatre, black-history-month, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.85, max: 17.85, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Santa Monica
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Laemmle Monica Film Center
- **lat**: 34.0154382
- **long**: -118.497916
- **full address**: Laemmle Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A being held?
  - **A:** Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A takes place on Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Laemmle Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, United States.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A?
  - **A:** Tickets for Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A are priced at USD 18 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionUSD 18 + USD 3 feeAvailable
- **Q**: Who is organizing Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A?
  - **A:** Special screening of “ Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”  with Q&A is organized by Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival.

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