Black Magic for White Boys
2019At a small New York theatre, an ageing magician comes up with a devilish plan to save his piece of old New York by invoking some real black magic. Harsh realities and fantastic illusions come together in BLACK MAGIC FOR WHITE BOYS, Onur Tukel’s latest film, a bizarre comic adventure about gentrification, race and bodily autonomy in New York City. With over 50 minutes of new footage, Tukel has completely reworked a project initially presented in 2017 as a four-episode series at Tribeca into a gnarly and charmingly weird dark comedy. Balancing edgy misanthropy with a strain of silly sweetness, this is an intimate low-budget parable about the changing face of New York City.
Acted in
Franck Raharinosy
Gesley Alexis
Bar Bar
Jamie Block
Brendan Miller
as Ralphie
Teisha Hickman
as Teisha
Frantzdy Alexandre
as Open Mic Night Performer
Jacqueline Almonte
as Jackie
Irene Bremis
as Wendy
Ron Brice
as Bus Stop Guy
Colin Buckingham
as Dean
Natalie Carter
Jules Citro
as Comedian
Tavares Jamal Cherry
as Bryson
Nowa Clark
as Hester
Denisa
as Alina
Eva Dorrepaal
as Lucy
Kyvon Edwin
as Kelvin
Annie McCain Engman
as Wendy
Tina Fabrique
as Tina
McGregory Frederique
as Joshua
Ronald Guttman
as Larry
Karl Jacob
as Giant Dean
Charlie LaRose
as Chase
Philip Paul Kelly
as Open Mic Night Performer
Greg Mays
as Greg
Michael Preston
as Perry
TJ Gold
as Audience Member
Glen Raphael
as Open Mic Night Performer
Onur Tukel
as Oscar
Brian W. Smith
as Quentin
Selwyn Wright Jr.
as Selwyn