Illusions (1982)
Directed by Julie Dash · 34 min · Drama
1.2 TOPICAL score · #6,628 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Illusions (1982, directed by Julie Dash) has a TOPICAL score of 1.2 - ranked 6,628 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.1/10 (17 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 2 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read1,025 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lonette McKee, Rosanne Katon, Ned Bellamy, Jack Rader