Illusions (1982)
34m
Running Time
August 30, 1982Release Date
Plot.
A woman in a Hollywood dubbing studio struggles with race and preconceptions.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Illusions is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lonette McKee
Mignon Dupree
Rosanne Katon
Esther Jeter
Ned Bellamy
Lieutenant Bedford
Lisa Henke
Telephone Operator
Jack Rader
C.J. Forrester
Rita Crafts
Louise
Sandy Brooke
Blonde Bombshell
Johnny Crear
Leo Gaines
Patrick Viktor Monroe
Sound Recordist
Julie Dash
Director
Tom Cole
Set Designer
Jennifer Smith-Ashley
Costume Design
Eugene Bohlmann
Composer
Brenda Y. Shockley
Executive Producer
Ahmed El Maânouni
Cinematographer
Charles Burnett
Editor
Bernard Nicolas
Assistant Director
Richard Cervani
Sound Recordist
Abdul Hafiz
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Illusions is a 1982 film written and directed by Julie Dash. 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.In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."