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.
Cast
Crew
Cristin Stephens
Director, Writer
Maximillian Schirlo
Editor
Carlos Estrada
Director of Photography
Aisha Sultanbekova
Colorist
Kathryn Van Buren
First Assistant Director
Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel
Second Assistant Director
An Chen
Second Assistant Director
Dreu Dixon
Executive Producer
Dana Reilly
Producer
Jannelle Lee Austin
Associate Producer
Derria Dixon
Associate Producer
Barry Dixon
Associate Producer
Randy Bryant
Associate Producer
Solange Benjamin-Bryant
Associate Producer
Erik Wong
Associate Producer
Sinead McHugh Keirans
Co-Producer
Camille Morales-Zayas
Co-Producer
Austin Tackman
Production Assistant
Em K Shapiro
Production Design
Brian Molloy
First Assistant Camera
Jacob Voss
First Assistant Camera
Jacob Barajas
First Assistant Camera
Braden Gary
Second Assistant Camera
Marie Rangel Amrhein
Second Assistant Camera
Dylan Byrne
Second Assistant Camera
Melina Yudelka-Perez
Costumer
Vickey Lee
Makeup & Hair
Richard Hamilton
Sound Editor
Hannah Martinez
Sound Mixer
Arturo Jiménez
Sound Mixer
Taylor Mansmann
Sound Mixer
Michael Braden
Boom Operator
William Jae
Original Music Composer
Ziming Xie
BTS Footage
Pamela De Marion
BTS Footage
Jack Starks
Key Grip
Jono Dryden-Jaffe
Key Grip
Aidan Wilhite
Key Grip
Ian McGar
Gaffer
Alex Rosales
Gaffer, Creative Producer
Aydin Haleftiras
Key Production Assistant