Dear White People

Set against the backdrop of a predominantly white Ivy League university where racial tensions bubble just below the surface, "Dear White People" is a send-up of the now post “post-racial” America that weaves together a universal story of finding one’s own identity and forging a wholly unique path. The comedy - picking up where the acclaimed 2014 film left off - follows a group of college students of color as they navigate a landscape of social injustice, cultural bias, political correctness and activism in the millennial age. Through an absurdist lens, "Dear White People" uses biting irony, self-deprecation and brutal honesty to hold up a mirror to the issues plaguing society today.

The screening will be followed by an extended Q&A moderated by Chris Ryan with Justin Simien, Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Marque Richardson, Yvette Lee Bowser, Stephanie Allain and Julia Lebedev.

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Credits

Director:

Justin Simien

Executive Producer:

Justin Simien, Yvette Lee Bowser, Stephanie Allain, Julia Lebedev

Screenwriter:

Justin Simien

Principal Cast:

Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Marque Richardson

Contact

Distributor:

Sabryna Phillips
sphillips@netflix.com

Public Film Contact:

Netflix
megm@netflix.com

Publicity Contact:

Sabryna Phillips
sphillips@netflix.com
3103090214

Sales Agent:

N/A

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2017
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Runtime:
62 mins