Dear White People Page #3

Synopsis: A campus culture war between blacks and whites at a predominantly white school comes to a head when the staff of a humor magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: Roadside Attractions
  14 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
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Year:
2014
108 min
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And with that Helmut hustles Coco out. He sits and ponders

before unmuting his iPad.

SAM (O.S.)

Dear White People I am here to

burst your post-racial little

bubble.

(MORE)

7.

SAM (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Yes Oprah may have her own network,

but Ann Coulter is still writing

best sellers, Black kids are still

getting shot for wearing hoodies,

and even here the few vestiges of

Black culture are under attack by

conservative groups, trustees and

yes our very own President

Fletcher.

Helmut double checks his app fighting a genuine grin.

HELMUT:

This is the school radio?

13 INT. ARMSTRONG / PARKER HALL - DAY 13

A pristine pair of Retro Jordans make their way through the

halls of Armstrong / Parker where Black students have lively

debates, flirt and bump the student radio.

SAM (O.S.)

Dear White People, thanks to the

new process of randomizing housing

assignments for Sophomores, some of

you may be jarred by an assignment

to Armstrong/Parker house.

The owner of the Jordans is revealed as Troy Fairbanks.

TROY:

Someone turn that trash off.

SUPERIMPOSE:
TROY FAIRBANKS, SENIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE

Even with his post workout sweat he looks like the cover of

Jet. Troy exudes “approachable homie” as he spots a small

group of WHITE SOPHOMORES who walk timidly down the hall.

TROY (CONT’D)

Newbies right?

The white sophomores nod their heads yes.

TROY (CONT’D)

Welcome to Armstrong / Parker, home

of the dopest dining hall in all of

Manchester. I’m Troy, Head of

House.

SOPHOMORE:

What’s up my brother?

8.

SAM (O.S.)

When encountering a Black person

try and stay calm. Don’t say things

like “what’s up” and “my brotha”

That’s not how you normally talk.

TROY:

Ya’ll take care. Nice Jordan’s bro.

Coco and SOFIA FLETCHER, a dewy-eyed, pink lipped brunette

who exudes a kind of sexy boredom saunter down the halls.

SOFIA:

Your hair is so cute B. T. Dubs.

COCO:

You’re so cute.

SOFIA:

Is it weaved?

Coco’s face is a battle between fury and polite surprise.

SOFIA (CONT’D)

I saw “Good Hair” in Afro studies.

COCO:

(moving on)

Hey what house did you get?

SOFIA:

Huh? Oh Bechet b*tch.

COCO:

Of course. The mere thought of a

Fletcher anywhere else...

SOFIA:

Easy, it was the luck of the draw.

Daddy had nothing to do with it.

Coco rolls her eyes behind a smile.

SOFIA (CONT’D)

And honestly, if I had to pick

anywhere to be it’d be here.

Sofia eyes the delicious morsels of chocolate boys about.

COCO:

I’m down to switch if you are. You

get your Denzel. I get my Gosling.

9.

SOFIA:

Oh I got mines. Want to meet him?

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Justin Simien

Justin Simien is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. more…

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