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Illusions  (1982)


5.5|30 Aug, 1982|34 min
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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.
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Keywords
woman director
women in film
film industry
passing for white
african american woman

Casts

Lonette McKee
Lonette McKee
Mignon Dupree
Rosanne Katon
Rosanne Katon
Esther Jeter
Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy
Lieutenant Bedford
Jack Rader
Jack Rader
C.J. Forrester
Lisa Henke
Telephone Operator
Rita Crafts
Louise
Sandy Brooke
Sandy Brooke
Blonde Bombshell
Johnny Crear
Johnny Crear
Leo Gaines

Crews

Jennifer Smith-Ashley
Costume Design
Bernard Nicolas
Assistant Director
Tom Cole
Set Designer
Abdul Hafiz
Sound Recordist
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Producer
Eugene Bohlmann
Original Music Composer
Brenda Y. Shockley
Executive Producer
Richard Cervani
Sound Recordist
Patrick Viktor Monroe
Sound Recordist
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Director
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Writer
Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett
Editor
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Editor
Ahmed El Maânouni
Director of Photography

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