The American Society of Magical Negroes Hosts Its NYC Premiere
The American Society of Magical Negroes is in theaters this Friday, March 15.
To celebrate the upcoming release of The American Society of Magical Negroes — in theaters this Friday—the cast, filmmakers, and more walked the red carpet at New York's Metrograph theater.
The cast of The American Society of Magical Negroes at its NYC premiere.
Justice Smith at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
Director Kobi Libii at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
An-Li Bogan at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
David Alan Grier at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
Nicole Byer at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
Jason Cassidy (Vice Chairman, Focus Features), Kiska Higgs (President Production, Acquisitions Focus Features), Julie Lebedev (Producer), Kobi Libil (Writer, Director), Justice Smith, An-Li Bogan, Nicole Byer, David Alan Grier and Peter Kujawski (Chairman of Focus Features) at The American Society of Magical Negroes NYC premiere.
While writer-director Kobi Libii’s The American Society of Magical Negroes takes place in contemporary Los Angeles, the story moves through different worlds and genres. When a stranger, Roger (David Alan Grier), invites Aren (Justice Smith), a struggling artist, to join a secret society in which Black members attempt to lessen white discomfort, both his world and worldview open up. For his first assignment, Aren is placed in a high-tech internet company called MeetBox in order to assist an anxious designer, Jason (Drew Tarver), regain his confidence. The only problem is that Lizzie (An-Li Bogan), a woman Aren has feelings for, also works there.
The story offers a satirical twist on the "Magical Negro" trope, in which a Black character's main purpose is to help a white hero succeed.
The American Society of Magical Negroes is in theaters this Friday, so get your tickets now!
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