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10 Pivotal Dear White People Quotes to Remember on the Films 10th Anniversary - sundance.org
2025-04-18 20:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
By Jessica HerndonJustin Simiens Dear White People, a satire depicting the lives of a group of Black students at a predominantly white Ivy League University, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, setting off a surge of further successes for the Black storytellers connected to the project. Not only did the first-time feature writer-director win the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the Fest, but his film, notably produced and executive produced by Black powerhouses Effie Brown and Stephanie Allain, respectively, was a breakout role for actor Tessa Thompson. It also introduced Lena Waithe as a producer, secured Tyler James Williams place in Hollywood as a dynamic actor capable of progressing from the child star of the TV show Everybody Hates Chris to a leading man, and spawned a Netflix show of the same name, which ran for four seasons between 2017 and 2021.The movies that I loved so much, things like Do the Right Thing and Hollywood Shuffle those g...
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