In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Alexa from First Olympia UMC to discuss Koran By Heart, fundamentalism, stereotypes, the preservation of language, religious vs secular education, and the diversity of the Islamic World.

Learn more about ARFC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bravestfire.com⁠/arfc⁠

Read an interview with the film's director: ⁠http://www.tandemproject.com/issue_statements/statements/2011/122811_issue.htm

TW: Discussion of sexual assault and genocide

In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Allison from St Andrews UMC to discuss Sugarcane, documentaries, cinema verité, accountability, atrocities committed in Indigenous boarding schools, intergenerational trauma, and language preservation.

Learn more about ARFC: ⁠⁠⁠https://bravestfire.com⁠/arfc

Watch an interview with the film's directors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TZMu35E2xc&t=675s

The book Pastor Allison mentioned: https://www.blackgarnetbooks.com/item/z3YkwCEgoISya2tD5iQyFQ

In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Heather from First Olympia UMC to discuss Sister Act, Italian mobster stereotypes, the importance of representation in popular media, Whoopi Goldberg, the history of Black women in religious orders, and (of course) Gospel music.

Learn more about ARFC: ⁠⁠https://bravestfire.com⁠/arfc

The book Pastor Heather mentioned: https://www.dukeupress.edu/subversive-habits

Watch Sister Act Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2H0s3a4wDI