Problem

Openverse needs to make a determination about how to best handle thumbnail traffic, as discussed here:

#2498

Converting the entire API to work asynchronously is a compelling choice, as asynchronicity benefits all parts of the API. However, we are uncertain about the compatibility of switching to ASGI and ADRF with the existing codebase.

Description

A contributor should run a timeboxed (perhaps 4 development hours for initial experimentation, with an additional 4 if necessary to close the issue) in an attempt to determine if this conversion is possible.

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