{"id":5564,"date":"2014-03-26T12:19:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T19:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2014\/03\/26\/alum-justin-simiens-dear-white-people-acquired-by-lionsgate-and-roadside-attractions\/"},"modified":"2014-03-26T12:19:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T19:19:33","slug":"alum-justin-simiens-dear-white-people-acquired-by-lionsgate-and-roadside-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2014\/03\/26\/alum-justin-simiens-dear-white-people-acquired-by-lionsgate-and-roadside-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum Justin Simien&#039;s &quot;Dear White People&quot; acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After winning the award for Breakthrough Talent award at this year&#8217;s Sundance Film Festival, writer\/director Justin Simien&#8217;05, continues to garner rave reviews, along with festival screenings and successes, with his feature film <em><a title=\"Dear White People website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearwhitepeoplemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dear White People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The film was <a title=\"Dear White People acquisition on Variety.com\" href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2014\/film\/news\/lionsgate-roadside-acquire-sundance-comedy-dear-white-people-1201139774\/\">recently acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions <\/a>and is scheduled to screen at <a title=\"Dear White People to screen at New Directors New Films Festival at MOMA - WSJ\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/news\/article_email\/SB10001424052702304185104579437881039756404-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwNzExNDcyWj\" target=\"_blank\">MOMA&#8217;S New Directors\/New Films Festival,<\/a> which runs from March 19 through March 30 in New York City. 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