Movie

Black Magic

“A diversity hire in a writer's room contends with the expectations of her boss at the cost of her identity.”

202314m

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.