{"id":112875,"date":"2026-01-26T16:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/112875\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:11:09","slug":"the-picture-house-presents-special-documentary-for-black-history-month-in-bronxville-pelham-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/112875\/","title":{"rendered":"The Picture House presents special documentary for Black History Month in Bronxville \u2013 Pelham Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Picture House Regional Film Center is proud to present a special Black History Month screening series of \u201cAin\u2019t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,\u201d an award-winning documentary that uncovers a powerful and largely forgotten chapter of the early Civil Rights Movement. The feature will screen on Monday nights in February at 7 PM in Bronxville, on February 2, 9, 16, and 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Directed by Emmy Award\u2013winning filmmaker Ilana Trachtman, the film tells the story of five Howard University students whose peaceful protest on a segregated carousel at Glen Echo Amusement Park in 1960 sparked one of the first organized interracial civil rights demonstrations in U.S. history. When white suburban allies joined Black students on the picket line, a groundbreaking partnership was born \u2013 one that drew national attention, provoked extremists, inspired lawmakers, and helped incubate future civil rights leaders, including Freedom Riders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis film is a remarkable reminder that meaningful change often begins with young people who are willing to act \u2013 and with communities that choose to stand together,\u201d said Clayton Bushong, Executive Director of The Picture House. \u201cPresenting Ain\u2019t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round during Black History Month aligns deeply with our mission to create shared community experiences through film while shining a light on stories that continue to resonate today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and immersive storytelling, the documentary includes voiceover performances by Jeffrey Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Balaban, Peter Gallagher, Dominique Thorne, Alysia Reiner, Tracie Thoms, Lee Grant, and others. Four surviving protesters reflect on the risks they took, the alliances they forged, and the enduring power of collective action.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s title is inspired by Langston Hughes\u2019 poem \u201cMerry-Go-Round,\u201d a poignant meditation on segregation and childhood innocence that echoes throughout the documentary.<\/p>\n

FILM DETAILS
2024 | U.S. | English | 89 minutes<\/p>\n

AWARDS & HONORS INCLUDE:<\/p>\n

DC Black Film Festival \u2013 Best Documentary Feature
\nBoston Jewish Film Festival \u2013 Audience Award
\nSt. Louis International Film Festival \u2013 Women in Film Award
\nAtlanta Jewish Film Festival \u2013 Building Bridges Award
\nRichmond International Film Festival \u2013 Outstanding Merit for Community & Civic Action
\nSan Antonio Black Film Festival \u2013 Best Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

Tickets and additional details are available at thepicturehouse.org<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This press release was provided by The Picture House. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Picture House Regional Film Center is proud to present a special Black History Month screening series of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-112875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}