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diff --git a/backend/apps/files/management/commands/__init__.py b/backend/apps/files/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/apps/files/management/commands/backfill_video_thumbs.py b/backend/apps/files/management/commands/backfill_video_thumbs.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from apps.files.tasks import generate_video_thumbnail
+from apps.files.models import PostFileModel
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Backfill video and gif thumbs"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        # Get all PostFileModel instances that need thumbs
+        files = PostFileModel.objects.filter(file_type__in=["video", "gif"])
+
+        # Create a progress bar
+        pbar = tqdm(total=files.count(), desc="Generating thumbs")
+
+        # Loop through each file and generate thumbs
+        for file in files:
+            generate_video_thumbnail.delay(file.id)
+            pbar.update(1)
+
+        pbar.close()