Black Magic
A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.
14 mins
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.
Lea'h Sampson
Amanda
Avery Merrifield
Pete
Kenzie Klem
Jen
Tyler Tipton
Dave
Ethan Goff
Ben
Trace Turner
Colin
LaVar Veale
Trey
Marie Rangel Amrhein
Second Assistant Camera
Alex Rosales
Gaffer
Erik Wong
Associate Producer
Michael Braden
Boom Operator
Cristin Stephens
Writer
Ziming Xie
BTS Footage
Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel
Second Assistant Director
Cristin Stephens
Director
Em K Shapiro
Production Design
Jack Starks
Key Grip
Jono Dryden-Jaffe
Key Grip
Jacob Voss
First Assistant Camera
Taylor Mansmann
Sound Mixer
Pamela De Marion
BTS Footage
Solange Benjamin-Bryant
Associate Producer
Dreu Dixon
Executive Producer
Carlos Estrada
Director of Photography
Jacob Barajas
First Assistant Camera
Melina Yudelka-Perez
Costumer
Austin Tackman
Production Assistant
Richard Hamilton
Sound Editor
Alex Rosales
Creative Producer
An Chen
Second Assistant Director
Hannah Martinez
Sound Mixer
Braden Gary
Second Assistant Camera
Ian McGar
Gaffer
Maximillian Schirlo
Editor
Sinead McHugh Keirans
Co-Producer
Barry Dixon
Associate Producer
Dylan Byrne
Second Assistant Camera
Kathryn Van Buren
First Assistant Director
Brian Molloy
First Assistant Camera
Dana Reilly
Producer
Aidan Wilhite
Key Grip
Arturo Jiménez
Sound Mixer
Aisha Sultanbekova
Colorist
William Jae
Original Music Composer
Derria Dixon
Associate Producer
Randy Bryant
Associate Producer
Aydin Haleftiras
Key Production Assistant
Jannelle Lee Austin
Associate Producer
Vickey Lee
Makeup & Hair
