"Black. White." (2006) TV series 2006-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Reality-TV

Plot:

A white family and a black family find out what it's like to switch lives.

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Rose Bloomfield	...	Herself (5 episodes, 2006)
Bruno Marcotulli	...	Himself (5 episodes, 2006)
Poetri	...	Himself (5 episodes, 2006)
Brian Sparks	...	Himself (5 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas Sparks	...	Himself (5 episodes, 2006)
Renee Sparks	...	Herself (5 episodes, 2006)
Carmen Wurgel	...	Herself (5 episodes, 2006)
Chapter	...	Poet (4 episodes, 2006)
Faith Cheltenham	...	Slam Poet (4 episodes, 2006)
Bree Elise	...	Slam Poet / ... (4 episodes, 2006)

Series Directed by
R.J. Cutler		(6 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Ice Cube	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2006)
R.J. Cutler	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2006)
Autumn Humphreys	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 2006)
Alexandra Reed	....	producer (5 episodes, 2006)
Nisa Ahmad	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jason Cornwell	....	casting producer (unknown episodes)
Sarah N. Crouthamel	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Todd Lubin	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Eric Mofford	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Keith VanderLaan	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Leigh Roberts		(6 episodes, 2006)

Series Cinematography by
Andrei Cranach		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andy Robertson		(1 episode, 2006)
Maris Berzins		(unknown episodes)
Poppy Das		(unknown episodes)
Greg Finton		(unknown episodes)
Yaffa Lerea		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Nisa Ahmad		(unknown episodes)
Charisse Reneau		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Nya Patrinos		(5 episodes, 2006)

Series Makeup Department
Mary Kim	....	special makeup effects producer (6 episodes, 2006)
Mark Nieman	....	special makeup effects artist (6 episodes, 2006)
Alexei O'Brien	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2006)
Will Huff	....	key makeup artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Mark Jacyszyn	....	prosthetics supervisor (5 episodes, 2006)
Harvey Lowry	....	director of operations: Captive Audience Productions (5 episodes, 2006)
Jim Knell	....	production photographer: Captive Audience Productions (unknown episodes)
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup designer (unknown episodes)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects creator: Captive Audience Productions (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Rita Doumar	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 2006)
Nathan Rotmensz	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Eddie J. Correa	....	post-production sound (6 episodes, 2006)
Keith A. Garcia	....	supervising sound mixer (6 episodes, 2006)
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Terence Pratt	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Derth Adams	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Lamont Pete	....	casting associate (6 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Julie Antepli	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2006)
Robert Ashe Jr.	....	editor: electronic press kit (6 episodes, 2006)
Ove Langevei	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kathy Messer	....	associate editor (unknown episodes)
Sara Mineo	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Ice Cube	....	composer: theme music / rap (6 episodes, 2006)
Warren G.	....	music (6 episodes, 2006)
Wayne Jones	....	composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2006)
Margaret Yen	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tom Chung	....	key production accountant (6 episodes, 2006)
Dickson Thirima	....	post production assistant (6 episodes, 2006)
Thomas Carmichael	....	production associate (5 episodes, 2006)
Rebecca Lock	....	story associate (5 episodes, 2006)
Edwin Avedissian	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Patrick Roche-Sowa	....	associate story editor / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tom Todoroff	....	acting consultant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Actual Reality Pictures

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• FX Network (2006) (USA) (TV)
• fX Network (2006) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Baldsound  sound equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Actual Reality Pictures

Best Lessons Served by Non-Cast Members

I'm not a big fan of contrived social experiments and certainly don't think it's appropriate to extrapolate much out of a sample body of 2 families but I did appreciate the honesty of those who weren't aware that they were being filmed. From the store clerks who ran out of job applications, to the cop advocating racial profiling, to the drum circle crowd upset at the "interracial" couple and the line dancers shaking their heads at the "black" couple. These were the moments that makes one shake his head in resignation.

Although the end speechs were highly edited with jump cuts and melodramatic music, I was taken by the words of Kenny the self-proclaimed ex gangster. I was moved by his eloquent words and his heartfelt caring for Nick. He had the entire room transfixed on his words and his emotion and while he didn't speak to the issue of race he did reach out and connect with Nick in a way no one else in the show did. Indeed, it was quite sad to hear Nick say that he has never been close to anyone, including his own family. We can't solve the issues of race if we can't even bridge the disconnect in our families. As Kenny alluded, if we fail to realise the power in our relationships with the people around us, we will never realise our true potential. We should all start locally and then work outward from there.