Illusions

34m
Drama
5.5

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.

Cast

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

Crew

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

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