Dear White People is a 2014 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written and directed by Justin Simien and produced by Ann Le, Lena Waithe, Effie Brown, Julia Lebedev, Justin Simien, Angelo Lopez and Angel Lopez under the banner of Code Red Films in collaboration with Duly Noted and Homegrown Pictures. Dear white people stars Tyler James Williams in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Malcolm Barrett, Dennis Haysbert and Kyle Gallner. The music was composed by Kathryn Bostic. Cinematography was done by Topher Osborn and editing by Phillip J. Bartell. The film has a running time of 108 minutes. It was released on 4th December 2014 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Dear White People was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $4 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Lionsgate. At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival It won an award for Dramatic.

The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.