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The Audition

Everett Mason · USA · Satire / Drama · 8 min · 9.4K views

Directed by Yukatan Mason · Starring Laurent Andruet, Darrin Giossi, Giovanni Savoia Giò, Joseph N. Kelly · 2016

An A-list Black actor is persuaded to audition for an Oscar-bait slavery role, only for the audition to become disturbingly real.

A sharp, uncomfortable satire on how Hollywood rewards Black actors for playing suffering.

A-List African American actor, Anthony, is convinced by his agent, Scott, to audition for a slavery role that is sure to win an Oscar and get Anthony recognized on a major scale. During the audition, the script becomes a

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