The Blackening
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The Blackening is a 2022 horror-comedy film that satirizes slasher-movie tropes through a predominantly Black ensemble cast and sharp social commentary.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blackening canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Blackening (2018 short film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Todd A. Dos Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Tim Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lionsgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Peter S. Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCastCharacteristic | predominantly Black ensemble cast ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural identity
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friendship ⓘ satire of horror stereotypes about Black characters ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Comedy Central Digital short The Blackening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dexter Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of social commentary and genre parody
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meta-commentary on the trope that Black characters die first in horror movies ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of Black friends reunite at a cabin for Juneteenth and are forced into a deadly game by a masked killer using a racist board game. ⓘ |
| producer |
E. Brian Dobbins
NERFINISHED
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Tim Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Yvonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MRC Film
NERFINISHED
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Story Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2022-09-16 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | Toronto International Film Festival 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseStrategy | limited festival run followed by wide theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | 96 minutes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
horror film tropes
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slasher films ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dewayne Perkins
NERFINISHED
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Tracy Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | remote cabin in the woods ⓘ |
| star |
Antoinette Robertson
NERFINISHED
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Dewayne Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Diedrich Bader NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Byers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Pharoah NERFINISHED ⓘ Jermaine Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvin Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinqua Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ X Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Orji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2023-06-16 ⓘ |
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