Black Magic
movie

A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.
Released October 27, 2023
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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
Crew
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Marie Rangel Amrhein
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Second Assistant Camera
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Alex Rosales
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Gaffer
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Erik Wong
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Associate Producer
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Michael Braden
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Boom Operator
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Cristin Stephens
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Writer
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Ziming Xie
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BTS Footage
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Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel
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Second Assistant Director
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Cristin Stephens
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Director
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Em K Shapiro
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Production Design
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Jack Starks
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Key Grip
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Jono Dryden-Jaffe
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Key Grip
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Jacob Voss
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First Assistant Camera

