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Dear White People

Dear White People

A satire about being a Black face in a white place.

20146.11h 48m

Overview

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

Directed by Justin Simien
Written by Justin Simien
Produced by Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe, Justin Simien
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $5.4M

Top Cast

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lionel Higgins

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Samantha White

Kyle Gallner

Kyle Gallner

Kurt Fletcher

Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris

Colandrea 'Coco' Conners

Brandon P Bell

Brandon P Bell

Troy Fairbanks

Brittany Curran

Brittany Curran

Sophie Fletcher

Justin Dobies

Justin Dobies

Gabe

Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson

Reggie

Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett

Helmut West

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Dean Fairbanks

Themes & Keywords

controversysatirelgbtpolitical correctnessblackfaceblack lgbtfree speechpost-racial americarace relationsindependent filmblack storiesus student unioncollege in united statesculture wardrama comedy

About Dear White People

Dear White People is a comedy, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of controversy, satire, lgbt, political correctness, blackface, black lgbt. Directed by Justin Simien, it stars Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner. A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

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