United States / Aug 30, 1982 / Source: IMDB (Dialogues with Black Filmmakers)
34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Illusions |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 30 agosto 1982 |
| Executive producer | Brenda Y. Shockley |
| Production | Julie Dash |
| Writer | Julie Dash |
| Editing | Julie Dash, Charles Burnett |
| Cinematography | Ahmed El Maânouni |
| Assistant directors | Bernard Nicolas, Julie Dash |
| Camera operators | Ahmed El Maânouni |
| Additional photography | Ahmed El Maânouni |
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| Production design | Tom Cole |
| Art direction | Tom Cole |
| Set decoration | Tom Cole |
| Music | Eugene Bohlmann, Abdul Hafiz, Richard Cervani, Patrick Viktor Monroe |
| Sound | Abdul Hafiz, Eugene Bohlmann, Richard Cervani, Patrick Viktor Monroe |
| Costume design | Jennifer Smith-Ashley |
| Makeup | Jennifer Smith-Ashley |
| Hairstyling | Jennifer Smith-Ashley |
Release dates
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