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      • When asked who he first told that his film got into the 2024 Festival, Kobi Libii won’t limit his response to just one person. “My wife, then Justice,” he says. It’s fitting that the writer-director of The American Society of Magical Negroes reached out to Justice Smith, the film’s star, second.
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    Feb 7, 2024 · When asked who he first told that his film got into the 2024 Festival, Kobi Libii won’t limit his response to just one person. “My wife, then Justice,” he says. It’s fitting that the writer-director of The American Society of Magical Negroes reached out to Justice Smith, the film’s star, second.

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    Mar 16, 2024 · American Society of Magical Negroes. Remixes the “Lore” of the Black Experience. The director and star unpack the film’s trickiest choices. by Lyvie Scott. March 16, 2024. Focus Features ...

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    Feb 4, 2024 · Aren is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance. Release Date. March 22, 2024. Director. Kobi Libii. Cast. Justice Smith ...

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    The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024. [9] [10] Focus Features released it in theaters in the United States and Canada on March 15, 2024. [5] It was released alongside Arthur the King and the wide expansion of Love Lies Bleeding , and was projected to gross around $3 million from 1,146 theaters in its opening ...

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    Mar 23, 2024 · Libii’s film is a darkly comedic satire building off a common trope first popularized as a term by director Spike Lee in 2001 — the Black movie characters, particularly in ’90s movies, who ...

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    Jan 19, 2024 · Kobi Libii knew “The American Society of Magical Negroes” would be controversial. After all, the film is a critique of the “magical negro,” the cinematic trope where Black characters are ...

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    Jan 19, 2024 · Jeonju 2024: Walker, A Chronicle in Spirals, Puan by Vadim Rizov in Festivals & Events May 13, 2024 “When We First Started It Was a Variation of the Salon des Refusés…”: Slamdance President Peter Baxter on Accessibility, Community and Moving to L.A. by Scott Macaulay in Festivals & Events May 10, 2024