Illusions

This drama, set in 1942, a year after Pearl Harbor, takes place at the National Studios, a fictitious Hollywood motion picture studio. The story centers on Mignon Dupree, a Black woman studio executive who appears to be white, and Ester Jeeter, a Black woman who is the singing voice for a white Hollywood star. Forced to come to terms with a society that perpetuates images as status quo, the film follows Mignon's dilemma, Ester's struggle and the use of cinema in wartime Hollywood, three illusions in conflict with reality.

Credits

Directed by
Julie Dash
Written by
Julie Dash
Cast
Lonette McKee, Ned Bellamy, Rosanne Katon
Music
Chick Webb

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description
  2. Wikidata · Q6000521 ↗ — country, genre, credits