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
