READ THE REVIEW OF THE FILM HERE!
If every movie at Sundance is as good as Dear White People appears to be, I might have to stop resisting the urge to go to the festival. The film recently caught my eye because of that awesome title and after seeing the trailer I want to see this movie today. Dear White People, from writer/director Justin Simien, follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular “African American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film will explore racial identity in “post-racial” America while weaving a universal story of forging one’s unique path in the world. Check out the trailer!
Dear White People Concept Trailer from Justin Simien on Vimeo.
From the Creators
Remember when Black movies didn’t neccesarily star a dude in a fat suit and a wig? Or have major plot twists timed to Gospel numbers for no apparent reason? No? Damn…
Well believe it or not there was a time when “Black Art-House” was a thing. When movies like Do The Right Thing, Hollywood Shuffle, and Boyz In Da Hood were breaking box office records as well as making us laugh, cry, and think in ways movies hadn’t before.
The humble producers of DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, a satire about being a black face in a white place, long to bring those days back. But we can’t do it without you!
Check out the films’ website at DearWhitePeople.com