Illusions
1982
⏱️ 34 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
A woman in a Hollywood dubbing studio struggles with race and preconceptions. The short film depicts the life of an African American woman passing as a white woman working in the film industry during the 1940s. It calls attention to the lack of African Americans in the film industry during that era.
Crew
Director
Julie Dash
Writer
Julie Dash
Producer
Julie Dash, Brenda Y. Shockley
Keywords
woman directorwomen in filmfilm industrypassing for whiteafrican american woman