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‘Dear White People’ is an ambitious, glorious mess

Dear White People Written & Directed by Justin Simien USA, 2014   Sometimes we need a little anarchy to liven things up.  First-time filmmaker, Justin Simien, isn’t interested in lighting any candles with his debut effort, Dear White People.  He’s here to curse the darkness… and then criticize the darkness for acting too dark.  This …

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SFIFF 2014: ‘Dear White People’ a brilliant commentary on the concept of a post-racial society

Dear White People Written and directed by Justin Simien USA, 2014 “Dear white people,” croons Samantha White (Tessa Thompson), a biracial media studies major and controversial radio host at the fictional Ivy League school that serves as the backdrop for writer-director Justin Simien’s debut feature Dear White People, “the amount of black friends required to …

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