Illusions

Illuisons (1982)
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Year: 1982
Format: 16mm, b/w, 36 min.
Set in Hollywood during WWII, Illusions tells the story of Mignon Duprée, a studio executive passing for white, and Ester Jeeter, an African American singer hired to dub the voice of a white movie star. The film is a gripping critique of the power of the movies to shape perception as it explores the multiple illusions created by Hollywood and the very illusion of racial identity.
—Allyson Nadia Field
Available for research at UCLA
Film Credits
| Individual | Role(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Dash |
Director Producer Writer Editor |
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| Ahmed El Maanouni | Cinematographer | |
| Charles Burnett | Editor | |
| Ned Bellamy | Cast | |
| Fernando Lundi Faust | Cast | |
| Rosanne Katon | Cast | |
| Lonette McKee | Cast | |
| Jack Radar | Cast |



