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Black Magic (2023)

A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.

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.

Release: 2023-10-27
Runtime: 14 min
Cast
Cortney Gift
Cortney Gift
Alicia
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Lea'h Sampson
Amanda
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Robert Fuller
Jax
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Avery Merrifield
Pete
Kenzie Klem
Kenzie Klem
Jen
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Tyler Tipton
Dave
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Ethan Goff
Ben
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Trace Turner
Colin
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Andrew Neylon
Cam
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LaVar Veale
Trey