Dear White People
“A satire about being a Black face in a white place.”
A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.
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Cast
28 people
Tyler James Williams
Lionel Higgins
Known for
Everybody Hates Chris
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Tessa Thompson
Samantha White
Known for
Westworld
Men in Black: International
Kyle Gallner
Kurt Fletcher
Known for
American Sniper
Smile
Teyonah Parris
Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Known for
WandaVision
Candyman
Brandon P. Bell
Troy Fairbanks
Brandon P Bell
Troy Fairbanks
Known for
Foundation
Ascension
Brittany Curran
Sophie Fletcher
Known for
The Magicians
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
Justin Dobies
Gabe
Known for
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Get the Girl
Marque Richardson
Reggie
Known for
Dear White People
True Blood
Malcolm Barrett
Helmut West
Known for
The Boys
Preacher
Dennis Haysbert
Dean Fairbanks
Known for
24
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Peter Syvertsen
President Fletcher
Known for
A Simple Plan
Best Man Down
Justin Simien Director · Kathryn Bostic Composer Topher Osborn Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $5.4M · Budget $1.3M · United States release October 17, 2014
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Worldwide gross
$5,403,771
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Homegrown Pictures
Production
Duly Noted
Production
Code Red
Production
Roadside Attractions
Production
Lionsgate
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 18, 2014
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 17, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
March 21, 2014 · Premiere · New Directors/New Films
April 12, 2014 · Premiere · Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
April 26, 2014 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
April 27, 2014 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
June 5, 2014 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 18, 2014 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
October 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 2021 · TV · Star+
France
March 25, 2015 · Digital
Netherlands
October 17, 2014 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
December 24, 2015 · Digital
Sweden
November 6, 2014 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
February 27, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 19, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
July 10, 2015 · Theatrical
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