Strange Evidence

30m
0

Williams Gamaker revisits the life of Merle Oberon to expose the racial politics of early cinema and examines how Oberon’s mixed heritage was erased under the pressures of Hollywood’s racial hierarchies.

Cast

Thara Schöön
Merle Oberon
Mark Gillis
The Surgeon
Catherine Lord
The Psychoanalyst

Crew

Michelle Williams Gamaker
Director, Writer

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