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Film

Illusions (1982)

34 min

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.

Director
Julie Dash
Writers
Julie Dash

Themesafrican american womanfilm industrypassing for whitewoman directorwomen in film