Ghetto Film School is positioning itself as a forward-thinking institution that understands how modern storytelling actually works. By bringing in Mosh Audio, GFS is giving its high-school aged fellows a competitive edge in an industry where audio skills are increasingly valuable across every platform.
The move into podcasting isn't just educational—it's strategic. With streaming wars intensifying and audio platforms expanding, film schools that only teach traditional cinematography are going to find themselves outdated. GFS is making sure its graduates can pivot wherever the industry goes next.
GFS annually serves more than 8,000 people between ages 14-35 across three locations in New York City, Los Angeles, and London. Mosh Audio was founded in 2024 by co-founders Sarah Hack and Molly O'Keefe as a multimedia, multi-platform storytelling company.
This partnership signals that Ghetto Film School isn't content to rest on its reputation—it wants to shape the next generation of storytellers who can work across mediums. With audio becoming increasingly central to entertainment, GFS is making a calculated bet on versatility.
Ghetto Film School has announced a significant expansion of its educational offerings through a new partnership with multimedia storytelling company Mosh Audio. The collaboration will bring podcast curriculum into Ghetto Film School's redesigned 20-month fellowship program, which already emphasizes filmmaking while branching into cross-platform media ecosystems. The partnership officially launches this summer with a four-session series designed specifically for GFS Fellows.
According to the announcement, students will receive hands-on training in sound recording, listening skills, and community building—competencies that extend beyond traditional film education. "Our brilliant, high-school aged fellows get hands-on experience with podcasting as a means of not just telling stories, but also as a vehicle that complements and enhances their cinematic experiences," said Ché Chisholm, GFS Chief Executive Officer. The curriculum will also increase student proficiency in audio recording and sound mixing techniques.
Sarah Hack, Co-Founder of Mosh Audio, emphasized that the partnership reflects how creative professionals actually work today. "It used to be that students trained for careers just in film, just in TV, or just in radio & podcasting, but creative professionals today are never working in such an atomized way," Hack said. She praised GFS for being ahead of the curve: "Stories should be incubated across platforms.
So the education has to match." Mosh Audio, founded in 2024 by Hack and Molly O'Keefe, specializes in bold, impactful stories distributed across multiple platforms. Ghetto Film School operates locations in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, serving a diverse student population through two distinct tracks. The introductory education program targets high school students, while early career support provides resources for alumni and young professionals already in the industry.
According to figures from Ghetto Film School, the organization annually serves more than 8,000 individuals between ages 14 and 35—a substantial footprint that makes this curriculum expansion notable for the broader entertainment landscape. The timing of this partnership comes as Ghetto Film School has been actively redesigning its fellowship offerings to reflect contemporary media realities. By integrating podcast training into a program traditionally focused on cinema, GFS signals it recognizes the shifting terrain of content creation. The film school, which counts notable alumni in Hollywood, appears committed to ensuring its graduates remain competitive regardless of which platforms dominate the entertainment industry in coming years.
