In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Heather from First Olympia UMC to discuss West Side Story, musicals, gang violence, gentrification, trans representation, accuracy vs authenticity, Rita Moreno, and a few flaws in the American Dream.

Find more info about the ARFC here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fumcoly.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Read the NY Times article Lauren mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/opinion/west-side-story-broadway.html

Watch a video essay on changes between the 1961 and 2021 versions of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwGsNPHvghU&ab_channel=BeKindRewind

In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Kelly from Shelton UMC to discuss Next Goal Wins, deconstructing the white savior, soccer, satire, Taika Waititi, American Samoan culture, and trans representation.

Find more info about the ARFC here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fumcoly.org⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Alexa from First Olympia UMC to discuss The Wind Rises, anime, complicity, Studio Ghibli, resisting the spiritual forces of wickedness, secret police, and the beautiful cursed dreams in our world today.

Find more info about the ARFC here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fumcoly.org⁠⁠

Watch Miyazaki animate the last frames of this movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIE-ISqNoU&ab_channel=GermainLussier

Read an online review: https://cinemafromthespectrum.com/2016/05/26/the-wind-rises-review/