{"id":68481,"date":"2014-03-19T22:43:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T22:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/03\/19\/lionsgate-roadside-attractions-justin-simien-dear-white-people\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T04:07:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:07:09","slug":"lionsgate-roadside-attractions-justin-simien-dear-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/lionsgate-roadside-attractions-justin-simien-dear-white-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions To Distribute Justin Simien&#8217;s Dear White People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions To Distribute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2014\/01\/from-twitter-to-sundance-justin-simien-talks-dear-white-people\/\">Justin Simien<\/a>&#8216;s Dear White People<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>March 19, 2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Justin-Simien-Dear-White-People.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-48206\" alt=\"Justin Simien Dear White People\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 569 355'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Justin-Simien-Dear-White-People.jpg\" width=\"569\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Ahead of two sold-out shows at New Directors\/New Films this weekend, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2014\/01\/from-twitter-to-sundance-justin-simien-talks-dear-white-people\/\">Justin Simien<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s provocative and timely comedy <strong>DEAR WHITE PEOPLE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dear-White-People-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft  wp-image-49371\" alt=\"Dear White People 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 168'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dear-White-People-11-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>Winner of the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival, Simien\u2019s debut feature is a satirical look at campus life and racial politics at a fictional Ivy League college, and pays homage to such groundbreaking films as Spike Lee\u2019s School Daze and Robert Townsend\u2019s Hollywood Shuffle. In his praise of Simien, the New York Times\u2019 A.O. Scott wrote today, <strong>\u201cSeeming to draw equal measures of inspiration from Whit Stillman and Spike Lee, but with his own tart, elegant sensibility very much in control, Mr. Simien evokes familiar campus stereotypes only to smash them and rearrange the pieces.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Roadside-Attractions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-51192\" alt=\"Roadside Attractions\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 168'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Roadside-Attractions-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>DEAR WHITE PEOPLE follows the stories of four black students at Winchester University, where a riot breaks out over a popular &#8216;African American&#8217; themed party thrown by a white fraternity. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in &#8216;post-racial&#8217; America while weaving a universal story of forging one&#8217;s unique path in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Written and directed by Justin Simien, DEAR WHITE PEOPLE was produced by <strong>Effie T. Brown<\/strong> (Duly Noted Inc) and <strong>Julia Lebedev<\/strong> (Code Red Productions), executive produced by<strong> Stephanie Allain<\/strong> (Homegrown Pictures) and Leonid Lebedev, with Simien, <strong>Angel Lopez, Ann Le<\/strong> and <strong>Lena Waithe<\/strong> as producers. <strong>Tyler James Williams<\/strong> (Everybody Hates Chris), <strong>Tessa Thompson<\/strong> (Veronica Mars), <strong>Teyonah Parris<\/strong> (Mad Men), and <strong>Brandon P Bell<\/strong> (Hollywood Heights) lead the ensemble cast of newcomers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQWIZGgCkw4\" height=\"315\" width=\"580\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dear-White-People-producers-Stephanie-Allain-Bray-Angel-R-Lopez-Ann-Le-Justin-Simien-Julie-Lebedev-and-Effie-T.-Brown..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-49374\" alt=\"Dear White People producers -  Stephanie Allain Bray, Angel R Lopez, Ann Le, Justin Simien, Julie Lebedev and Effie T. Brown.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dear-White-People-producers-Stephanie-Allain-Bray-Angel-R-Lopez-Ann-Le-Justin-Simien-Julie-Lebedev-and-Effie-T.-Brown.-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>\u201cJustin Simien is a funny, fresh and current voice with his finger on the Millennials\u2019 pulse,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cHis crowd-pleasing DEAR WHITE PEOPLE took Sundance by storm, with its sly and extremely topical satire sparking conversations about our supposed \u2018post-racial\u2019, 21st century America.\u201d<\/strong> said Roadside\u2019s Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Julia Lebedev said, <strong>\u201cWe are thrilled to have found our home at Lionsgate and Roadside. I know they will give the film the attention and support it needs to make a successful launch, ensuring that Justin\u2019s vision has a chance to reach and entertain audiences everywhere.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis film was truly a labor of love with everyone on our team giving 110%. We have so few films made by people of color and I couldn\u2019t be prouder to have been a part of bringing Justin\u2019s fresh voice to fruition. And now to partner with Lionsgate and Roadside is an exciting next chapter in what I\u2019m sure will be an amazing life for DEAR WHITE PEOPLE,\u201d<\/strong> said producer Effie Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was negotiated by Marc Danon and Jean Chi on behalf of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, and by WME Global and attorney Irwin M. 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