Interview: Kobi Libii – The American Society of Magical Negroes | 2019 January Screenwriters Lab

Among those selected to take part in the Sundance Institute January Screenwriters Lab we find Kobi Libii who brought The American Society of Magical Negroes to the Sundance Mountain Resort just prior to the launch of the 2019 edition of Sundance. An actor/writer/comedian who studied comedy at Second City Chicago, Libii has been writing and performing for television, sketch and improvised comedy — most recently trading punches on The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.

The American Society of Magical Negroes tells the story of Omar, a young black man, is recruited into an undercover society of Magical Negroes who secretly conjure literal magic to make white people’s lives easier. Once he realizes they are using supernatural means to do the very thing he’s felt obligated to do his whole life, he attempts to buck the system and put his own dreams first. Here is a quick chat with Kobi Libii during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.