THE STORY: In August of 2023, I was contacted by Bay Area parents who recently learned that Sequoia Union High School District had been removing honors classes for the past 8 years. Not only that, they were infusing other classes with liberated ethnic studies curricula. At first, I thought that this was an old story. We saw how Virginia and Manhattan parents fought over the schools for the past three years.

Then October 7 happened.

It quickly became apparent to us how the immediate and unapologetic rise in antisemitism in the Bay Area schools was related to the elimination of honors classes as well as the oppressor-oppressed model that ethnic studies brought into the classroom. We knew then that we had a film here and “Killing America” is the result.

THE NEED: We screened “Killing America” in Menlo Park on March 2, 2024 to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd. The best thing about the screening was that several attendees that were fence sitters now understood the crisis facing their schools and asked how they could help. We have since received requests to screen the film in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Florida, New York, DC, and on. People are demanding this film for their communities to highlight the damage being done to the schools and to win more people over to this cause. Nothing less than the education of our kids — which is tied to the well-being of our nation — is at sake.

THE ASK: Hosting these screenings is not cheap. Our goal is to take the film to key cities across the nation and host panel discussions that feature those in the film along with local citizens. Each screening will run from $2,000 to $7,000, depending on venue and crowd size.

The Shelby Steele Foundation has offer to act as a fiscal sponsor for this effort, allowing your donation to be tax-deductible. The Foundation will not take a fee and 100% of your funds will go toward this campaign effort.

If you or your organization wishes to sponsor an entire screening, please email me at eli@manofsteeleproductions.com.

Thank you for your support!!