Illusions
An African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white w...
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"It's 1942 Hollywood. Mignon Dupree (Lonette McKee) is a pale-skinned negro trying to make her way in the studio system and passing in most situations. This is a low budget black and white indie short. This is the 80's trying to do the 40's. I start off with some hope. It seems like an interesting behind-the-scenes takedown of the studio system. Then it ends with an undeserved overwrought performance waving the race card. It's too big. For most of this, it seems to get the tone right. Any subtlety goes out the window at a certain point. I don't mind the others making i..."
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This film was the thesis submission from future director Dash, when she was still a student at the University of California in Los Angeles.
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An African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white w...