2020-2021 Virtual Film Series

Generously sponsored by Carol Culberg
Watch for four more selections coming this winter!
Film #1 & Talkback: They Ain’t Ready For Me
Online Screening: Oct. 4-7; Talkback (via Zoom): Thursday, Oct. 8
They Ain’t Ready for Me (2020; 89 mins) is the feature-length documentary about Tamar Manasseh, the vivacious African American rabbinical student who is leading the fight against senseless killings on the south side of Chicago. Tired of waiting for politicians to do something, Tamar did something simple yet revolutionary: she sat down on the corner and hasn’t left since. Tamar and the organization she founded, MASK, Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings, are proving that something can be done, the situation is not hopeless. They Ain’t Ready For Me explores the challenges and motivations of this fearless community leader as she works to prevent more people from being killed by gun violence. It also highlights how her Judaism influences her activism.
Talkback with Activist Tamar Manasseh & Filmmaker Brad Rothschild
in conversation with Carol Culberg
Recorded Thursday, October 8