Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

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Join us for a special, limited-time, on-demand screening event of Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round in honor of Easter and Passover. The film is available for a 48-hour viewing window starting Monday, March 30th, through Monday, April 13th.

***You will have 48 hours to finish the film once you begin watching. Unfortunately, we are unable to extend the viewing window or offer refunds if the film is not completed within that time.***

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The following Zoom event has passed:

Ticket holders have access to a live 1- hour Zoom panel discussion and Q&A on Sunday April 12th at 6:30 PM Eastern with:

• Filmmaker Ilana Trachman

• Desmond K. Blackburn (President/CEO of Facing History & Ourselves)

• Rabbi Joshua Stanton (Jewish Federations of North America), and

• Dr. Michael A. Stevens (Founder/Sr. Pastor of City Church Northlake)

Ilana Trachtman is the filmmaker behind Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. As an Emmy Award–winning producer and director with over 30 years of experience, she has created nonfiction programming for PBS, HBO, ABC, Showtime, and Sundance Channel. Her acclaimed work includes Mariachi High, Black in Latin America, and Praying with Lior, which earned multiple audience awards and widespread critical recognition.

Desmond Blackburn, PhD, serves as CEO of Facing History & Ourselves, a national nonprofit organization that works with school systems to use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. A math teacher by training and a leader by calling, Dr. Blackburn has spent nearly 30 years dedicated to transforming education. Today, Desmond is committed to bringing Facing History’s resources to more teachers, schools, and districts to help build a more just and empathetic society for the next generation.

Rabbi Joshua Stanton is Associate Vice President for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives at the Jewish Federations of North America, where he empowers leaders across 141 Federations to serve as bridge-builders. He is also the spiritual co-leader of East End Temple in Manhattan. A champion of interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism, he prioritizes Jewish learning, pastoral care, and social justice. He coauthored Awakenings with Rabbi Benjamin Spratt and has spoken globally, including at the United Nations and the White House.

Dr. Michael A. Stevens, Sr. is one of the foremost African-American Christian apologists and pro-Israel advocates whose calling is to bridge the gap between the Black Church and the Jewish people.   Recently, he was named Israel’s Top 50 Christian Allies for 2025, by the Israel Allies Foundation. He is the visionary founder and Senior Pastor of City Church Northlake, currently serving as Servant Leader of the Cosmopolitan Fellowship of Churches International, an ecumenical fellowship serving churches and ministry leaders in the southeastern area of the U.S.

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