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Finally, a Satire Film About Being a Black Face in a White Place is in the Works

1:25 am - 06/14/2012
“Dear White People” is a satire about being a black face in a white place. The film has an impressive list of people ready to help make it happen, all they need is funding.



The filmmakers have started an Indiegogo fundraiser to raise $25,000 in the month. Below is a bit more information about the project via Indiegogo:

Remember when Black movies didn’t neccesarily star a dude in a fat suit and a wig? Or have major plot twists timed to Gospel numbers for no apparent reason? No? Damn…

Well believe it or not there was a time when “Black Art-House” was a thing. When movies like Do The Right Thing, Hollywood Shuffle, and Boyz In Da Hood were breaking box office records as well as making us laugh, cry, and think in ways movies hadn’t before.

The humble producers of DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, a satire about being a black face in a white place, long to bring those days back. But we can’t do it without you!

Here’s the deal…we’re looking to raise seed money that will go a tremondously long way in securing the capital we’ll need to produce our million dollar indie feature. With our trailer, script and your help, we believe we can bring this exciting piece of cinema to life! Join us, won’t you?


The filmmakers say “Dear White People” follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular “African American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film will explore racial identity in “post-racial” America while weaving a universal story of forging one’s unique path in the world.

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Something else I can't wait to give my money to. Also, you probably don't want to look at the youtube comments.
alryssa 14th-Jun-2012 05:47 am (UTC)
WAIT THERE IS A SHITSPLOSION POST AND I AM MISSING IT?!
chaya 14th-Jun-2012 05:48 am (UTC)
DON'T GO IN THERE.

I MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

I WOULD MISS YOU.
alryssa 14th-Jun-2012 05:49 am (UTC)
WHAT HAPPENED


alryssa 14th-Jun-2012 05:49 am (UTC)
Holy fuck that was at about 170 comments last time I looked.

alryssa 14th-Jun-2012 05:53 am (UTC)
Yeah, I'mma leave that hot mess ALONE.
a_leprechaun 14th-Jun-2012 07:05 am (UTC)
I really shouldn't have read through the comments. I almost feel too awful to go to sleep now.
alryssa 14th-Jun-2012 07:40 am (UTC)
Pretty much :/
tiddlywinks103 14th-Jun-2012 08:13 am (UTC)
OMG, what a terribad post.
quizzicalsphinx 14th-Jun-2012 02:40 pm (UTC)
My goodness, that blew slap the fuck up, didn't it?
skellington1 14th-Jun-2012 07:37 pm (UTC)
What? When I saw that yesterday there were ten comments. Now 671? And... yeah, this is my ten foot pole, and it is not touching that.
skellington1 14th-Jun-2012 08:48 pm (UTC)
I think I'd need a longer pole to clear two pages of comments. :P
poetic_pixie_13 14th-Jun-2012 07:44 pm (UTC)
I came to this post to escape that one, negl.
the_glow_worm 14th-Jun-2012 08:09 pm (UTC)
LOL, thank you for providing one.
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