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The American Society of Magical Negroes / Focus Features presents ; a Sight Unseen, Juba Lane production ; written and directed by Kobi Libii ; produced by Julia Lebedev, Eddie Vaisman, Angel Lopez, Kobi Libii.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Black people--United States--Drama.
- Black people.
- White people--United States--Drama.
- White people.
- Secret societies--United States--Drama.
- Secret societies.
- Genre:
- Comedy films.
- Fantasy films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- stamping
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Collector's edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Universal City, CA : Universal, [2024]
- Language Note:
- English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, English DVS 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- stereo
- Dolby digital 5.1
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- The American Society of Magical Negroes is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.
- Participant:
- Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins, Aisha Hinds, Tim Baltz, Rupert Friend, Nicole Byer.
- Credits:
- Music, Michael Abels ; editor, Brian Olds ; director of photography, Doug Emmett.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.
- Wide screen (1.85:1).
- Special features: Secret society members; Crafting a magical society; Speaking your truth; Feature commentary with director/writer/producer Kobi Libii.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Contains:
- Container of: The American Society of Magical Negroes (Motion picture)
- Container of: The American Society of Magical Negroes (Motion picture). French.
- Container of: The American Society of Magical Negroes (Motion picture). Spanish.
- OCLC:
- 1427207790
- Publisher Number:
- 191329262405
- 191329263518
- 1000836462 Universal (container)
- 3000097798 Universal (container)
- 1261561 Universal (disc)
- 2000185691 Universal (disc)
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