‘Dear White People’ Creator Has Mixed Feelings About Show’s Newfound Popularity
Justin Simien is glad his Netflix show is resonating with viewers. He just wishes it didn’t take a “series of murders by the state” for that to happen.
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Sundance: As Hulu Nears $8 Million Deal for ‘Bad Hair,’ Streaming Is Necessary to Make the Numbers Work
Justin Simien’s sophomore effort cost $8.89 million. It’s an easy sell to audiences, but theatrical distributors would have trouble making the math work.
Sundance: ‘Bad Hair’ Team on Using Classic Horror Tropes to Tell a Provocative Black Story
Director Justin Simien and his cast discuss the influences on his Sundance premiere “Bad Hair,” about a killer weave that just won’t quit.
Netflix Renews ‘Dear White People’ For Fourth and Final Season
Dubbed as its “4th & Final Volume,” this season of the Justin Simien-created series will consist of 10 new episodes.
‘Dear White People’ Review: Season 3 Shifts Course in a Thoughtful Junior Year
Justin Simien’s Netflix comedy earns another strong report card for an exploratory new season, even if it’s not the straight-A student’s best work.
‘Dear White People’ Season 3 Trailer: Race and Class Are Back in Session at a Changing Winchester
Class will be back in session at Winchester College when “Dear White People” returns for its third season next month.
Justin Simien Launches Short Film Contest in Advance of ‘Dear White People’ Season 3
The director announced the competition with the prize of a consultation and a screening slot at the Netflix show’s upcoming season premiere.
‘Dear White People’ Renewed: Creator and Cast Tease New Characters and Season 3 Surprises
“There are always interesting new characters and people who pop in surprising ways,” series creator Justin Simien told IndieWire.
‘Dear White People’ Creator Justin Simien’s New Horror Film Will Be a Tribute to Black Women and Shoot This Summer
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast: Simien talks about his need to create classical cinema frames for black faces, how Kubrick changed film music and his upcoming horror race-satire “Bad Hair.”
‘Dear White People’: Following Season 2, the Cast and Creator Have Plenty of Ideas for Season 3
Winchester goes to Hawaii? Stranger things have happened.
‘Dear White People’ Creator Justin Simien on How Season 1 ‘Backlash’ Motivated Big Stories in Season 2
The “Dear White People” director stopped by IndieWire’s Very Good TV Podcast to talk about how he learned to fight Twitter trolls with truth — and history.
‘Dear White People’ Creator Justin Simien Analyzes Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’: Jim Crow, Black Youth, and More
Glover released the video on the same weekend Netflix debuted “Dear White People” Season 2, and creator Justin Simien couldn’t be more blown away.
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