United States / Oct 27, 2023
Black Magic (2023)
A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Trace Turner | Colin |
| Andrew Neylon | Cam |
| LaVar Veale | Trey |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Black Magic |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The Bear Production Company |
| Release date | 27 ottobre 2023 |
| Executive producer | Dreu Dixon |
| Production | Dana Reilly, Sinead McHugh Keirans, Jannelle Lee Austin, Derria Dixon, Barry Dixon, Randy Bryant, Solange Benjamin-Bryant, Erik Wong, Camille Morales-Zayas |
| Writer | Cristin Stephens, Alex Rosales |
| Editing | Maximillian Schirlo, Aisha Sultanbekova |
| Cinematography | Carlos Estrada, Brian Molloy, Jacob Voss, Jacob Barajas, Braden Gary, Marie Rangel Amrhein, Dylan Byrne, Jack Starks, Jono Dryden-Jaffe, Aidan Wilhite, Ziming Xie, Pamela De Marion |
| Assistant directors | Kathryn Van Buren, Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel, An Chen, Cristin Stephens |
| Lighting | Ian McGar, Alex Rosales |
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| Camera operators | Carlos Estrada, Brian Molloy, Jacob Voss, Jacob Barajas, Braden Gary, Marie Rangel Amrhein, Dylan Byrne, Jack Starks, Jono Dryden-Jaffe, Aidan Wilhite, Ziming Xie, Pamela De Marion |
| Additional photography | Carlos Estrada, Brian Molloy, Jacob Voss, Jacob Barajas, Braden Gary, Marie Rangel Amrhein, Dylan Byrne, Jack Starks, Jono Dryden-Jaffe, Aidan Wilhite, Ziming Xie, Pamela De Marion |
| Production design | Em K Shapiro |
| Art direction | Em K Shapiro |
| Set decoration | Em K Shapiro |
| Music | William Jae, Hannah Martinez, Arturo Jiménez, Taylor Mansmann, Michael Braden, Richard Hamilton |
| Sound | Hannah Martinez, Arturo Jiménez, Taylor Mansmann, Michael Braden, Richard Hamilton, William Jae |
| Costume design | Vickey Lee, Melina Yudelka-Perez |
| Makeup | Vickey Lee, Melina Yudelka-Perez |
| Hairstyling | Vickey Lee, Melina Yudelka-Perez |
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