First Girls to Go
First Girls to Go
First Girls to Go
A Black woman and Latina analyzing the most twisted genre of film, horror. Join us in our deep dives into social justice through the frights and thrills of horror.
The Many Faces of La Llorona
It was indigenous peoples day this Monday, so Crystal and Sam are sharing an episode discussing indigenous rights in this horror film review. In this episode the girls continue their discussion of the myth of La Llorona in media. This time discussing Shudder’s rendition of La Llorona released in 2020.  Sources used for the episode https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-in-guatemala-guide/ https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/guat/guat0102A.jude-03.htm https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw Resources for Further Education Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: https://mmiwusa.org/ Whose Land Are You On?: https://native-land.ca/ Here you can search your address and learn about the tribes from whom colonizers stole the land Donate to American Indian College Fund: https://engage.collegefund.org/page/22097/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=hmbtn&_ga=2.85214175.71653461.1634105762-1702838708.1634105762
Oct 13, 2021
1 hr 2 min
Cultural Dynamics in the Weeping Woman's Tale
In this episode Crystal and Sam discuss the 2019 film the Curse of La Llorona and analyze how well the movie portray the Latinx myth. 
Oct 5, 2021
53 min