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**We Went To School For This**

Film school is expensive – but we’ve already spent the money so you don’t have to.
We talk shit and talk shows.

Latest Episodes:

**#99.4 – Commercial Break #41: Free Palestine, By Any Means Necessary** Oct 28, 2023
We draw our line in the sand. Palestine will be free. From the river to the sea

Follow Palestinian Youth Movement, Decolonize Palestine, The Palestine Pod (Listen to their podcast here), Haymarket Books

Artists/Works referenced and used: A is for Arab – Jack Shaheen, We Teach Life Sir

Articles Vanessa referenced: History.com, Scalawag Magazine, Amnesty International USA, Vox, NPR, Encyclopedia Virginia, Jewish Voices For Peace.

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#93 – Pilot Review: Alice in Borderland Jan 27, 2022

Vanessa has been waiting to talk about this show since it aired. Baraa is still waiting to go to Japan…inshAllah.

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#87 – Commercial Break 32: Invest In Your Peers Sep 15, 2020

It’s part 2 of our “Should you move to LA/Working in LA during the pandemic and revolution” series. Please join us, and our guest host Cynthia as she shares her experience.

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#82 – Infomercial Break 2: Hollywood Is The Feds Jul 14, 2020

We’re back from unofficial hiatus to bring you the latest installment of our ACAB series.

The two articles Vanessa referenced from The Hollywood Reporter , and The Washington Post.

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#81- Infomercial Break 1: ACAB Jun 02, 2020

This is not a moment, it’s a daily fight. Stay brave, stay safe.

CONTACT:

Grassroots Law Project site and phone chain to call.

A template to fill out and send to your masjids & Muslim community centers – DEMAND THEY DO MORE!

ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE TO:

The Bail Project

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund

I Run With Maud Fund

Reclaim The Block

Black Visions Collective

FRONTLINE YOUTH TO DONATE TO:

Gas Mask Fund: Venmo (Isak-Douah) Cash App (Isakdouah) PayPal (isak.douah@gmail.com)

Protective Gear for Organizers/Activists: Cash App (saintfadumo) Paypal (fatuma_ali24@yahoo.com)

Groceries & Medical Supplies: Venmo (ayaanaay) Cash App (ayaanay)

Supplies & Income Compensation for Youth: Venmo (Lucina-kayee) Cash App (LucinaBKayee)

Protestor & Community Aid Supplies: Venmo (mitchgayns) Cash App (mitchgayns)

Medical Supplies: Cash App (rlaw9898)

Twitter thread of mentioned donations + future people to donate directly to.

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#80 – Dee Rees Review: The Last Thing He Wanted May 27, 2020

We’re traveling again, and this time it’s to two different countries + Miami.

This concludes our Dee Rees review series, and once again we would just like to say, ma’am, thank YOU for your films. A joy. (This one was questionable, but a joy nonetheless.)

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-last-thing-he-wanted.mp3

#79 – Dee Rees Review: Mudbound May 19, 2020

We leave New York, and follow Dee Rees into the Mississippi Delta.

The Brown vs Board of Education episode from Revisionist History.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mudbound.mp3

#78 – Extra Credit: Parasite May 15, 2020

Here’s a sweet little surprise to kickstart your weekend, from us to you.

Thank you to one of our listeners, Anum, for sharing some info on Korean culture to better understand the film!

Let us know if there’s anything else we missed, or should know about all the shows/films we’ve discussed! xoxo

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/anum-ec.mp3

**#77 – Dee Rees Review: Pariah** May 13, 2020
Continuing on with our Directer Reviews, we present the nuanced and enticing piece that is Pariah, courtesy of Dee Rees.

Interview with Dee Rees.

Interview with Bradford Young.

Blog post about lighting in the film.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pariah.mp3

#75 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Parasite Apr 28, 2020

We bid farewell to the Bong Joon-Ho review series. Sir, thank you for letting our feeble minds watch and discuss your art. We are but humble servants to filmmaking and television.

The article we live and die by here.

The video where BJH tells us ‘How I Wrote Parasite’.

Cutural details you may have missed in Parasite.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/parasite.mp3

#74 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Snowpiercer Apr 21, 2020

All aboard kids, we’re riding this dystopian train for 2 hours and 6 minutes.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/snowpiercer.mp3

#73 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Barking Dogs Never Bite Apr 14, 2020

We’re mixing things up this season: TV show reviews are out, and film director reviews are in. This new format will only last as long as lockdown does, so enjoy it while it’s here.

First up, Vanessa’s fave: Bong Joon-Ho.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/barking-dogs.mp3

#50.1 – Hometown Tour: Milwaukee (Live at JCPAA) Jun 05, 2019

Enjoy the final stop on our 2019 Hometown Tour: Milwaukee. We talk the highs (and many, never ending lows) of being and living as an artist.

Once again, we couldn’t have pulled off this event or the podcast without everyone’s support both online and off.

Eid Mubarak to our listeners, consider this your gift.

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/milwaukee-live-show.mp3

#50 – Hometown Tour: Detroit (Live at Spread Art) May 29, 2019

WE MADE IT TO 50 EPISODES!

We’d like to thank our moms, our OG fans Mariam, Winston, and Gaby. Shoutout to the rest of our fans whomst we really love but never explicitly say so. We love you. All of you.

This show is a product of friendship, film school nerdiness, and a love of our communities & the world around us.

Enjoy the first stop on our 2 city hometown tour – we really couldn’t have done it without you.

xoxo

Check out our venue Spread Art for all your art space needs. (Thank you, Shiva!)

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https://schoolforthispodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/detroit-live-show.mp3

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