Question 1

Is Passing woke?

Accepted Answer

Passing has a woke score of 51/100, which means it is mixed, with noticeable woke elements. Passing (2021) is a black-and-white period drama adapted from Nella Larsen's 1929 novel. It follows two light-skinned Black women in 1920s New York whose reunion forces confrontation with racial passing, colorism, class, marriage strains, and personal identity. Racial identity drives the core narrative engine with recurring focus on the costs of claiming or rejecting Blackness, while intense gazes and emotional intimacy between the leads create noticeable queer subtext that many viewers register as central to the character dynamics.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Passing?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Institutional / cultural critique, Political / ideological dialogue. In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Passing

Factors & Ratings

Summary

Main Cast

Director & Crew