'Dear White People' to screen at Flint Institute of Arts

An image from "Dear White People," which will screen at the Flint Institute of Arts Feb. 6, 7, and 8, 2015. Courtesy

FLINT, MI -- A "smart social satire" about race and college culture wars, "Dear White People"will be screened Feb. 6-8intheFriends of Modern Art film series at the Flint Institute of Arts, according to a recent release from the FIA.

Written and directed by Justin Simien, the film follows the lives of four African-American students at a fictional Ivy League-level school where controversy breaks out over a popular Halloween blackface party thrown by white students.

"Dear White People" earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for best first feature and best first screenplay.

The film "talks about race with strong feeling, common sense and good humor," writes the online review site The Playlist.

Tyler James Williams ("Everybody Hates Chris") and Tessa Thompson ("Selma") head the cast.

"Dear White People"(108 minutes, rated R)willbe shown at7:30 p.m.Friday,Feb. 6,and Saturday,Feb. 7,and 2 p.m. Sunday,Feb. 8 in theFIA Theater.Admission is$5 for FIA members, $6 for non-members and $4 for FOMAmembers, with tickets available at the door. The museum is at 1120 E. Kearsley St.For more informationcall 810-234-1695 or visit flintarts.org.

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'Dear White People' to screen at Flint Institute of Arts

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