Illusions

Illuisons (1982)
Illuisons (1982)

Director:
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
Ahmed El Maanouni Cinematographer
Charles Burnett Editor
Ned Bellamy Cast
Fernando Lundi Faust Cast
Rosanne Katon Cast
Lonette McKee Cast
Jack Radar Cast