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Cast & Crew

Justin Simien
Director
Dennis Haysbert
As Dean Fairbanks
Joel Thingvall
As College Professor (uncredited)
Kyle Gallner
As Kurt Fletcher
Tessa Thompson
As Samantha White
Malcolm Barrett
As Helmut West
Teyonah Parris
As Colandrea Conners
Punnavith Koy
As College Student (uncredited)

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Dear White People is a satirical drama film that explores racial identity, power dynamics, and stereotypes in a fictional Ivy League college. The movie follows the story of Samantha White, a black student who hosts a radio show and writes a book criticizing white people and their transgressions at Winchester University. Tensions rise when Sam runs for head of house of the historically black Armstrong/Parker house, opposed by her ex-boyfriend Troy, who is pressured by his father, the school's dean, to pursue a career in law. The film also follows the stories of other black students, including Coco, who tries to persuade a reality TV producer to feature her, and Lionel Higgins, a black gay student who finds his place at Winchester by writing a piece on Sam and the black experience at the university. When a white student, Kurt, throws a blackface party in response to Sam's activism, a brawl ensues between black students and white students, highlighting the deep-seated racial tensions at the university. The film is known for its biting humor and its exploration of race and identity in post-racial America.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dear White People include Sundays at Tiffany's, Now Is Good, Forever My Girl, About Time, Little Women, Phantom Thread.

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Dear White People was released in theaters on October 17, 2014.