Film
Black Magic
2023 · 14m · Comedy
A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.
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Overview
Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.
Cast
Cortney Gift
Alicia
Lea'h Sampson
Amanda
Robert Fuller
Jax
Avery Merrifield
Pete
Kenzie Klem
Jen
Tyler Tipton
Dave
Ethan Goff
Ben
Trace Turner
Colin
Andrew Neylon
Cam
LaVar Veale
Trey
Crew
- Cristin StephensWriter · Director
- Dana ReillyProducer
- Dreu DixonExecutive Producer
- Carlos EstradaDirector of Photography
- William JaeOriginal Music Composer
- Maximillian SchirloEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 27, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Comedy
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