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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.
Aug 30, 1982 · A 1982 drama by Julie Dash about a Black woman who passes as white in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s. The film explores the illusions of cinema, identity and society in wartime Hollywood.
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- Drama, Short
- Julie Dash
- 1982-08-30
Apr 4, 2019 · This highly-acclaimed drama by one of the leading African American women directors follows Mignon’s dilemma, Ester’s struggle and the use of cinema in wartime Hollywood: three illusions in conflict with reality.” From sensesofcinema.com: “Now I am an illusion, just like the films. They see me but they can’t recognize me.”
Julie Dash's Illusions is a vital chapter in the history of female filmmaking and Black life on film. This 80's short looks like it jumped directly out of the 40s, and uses this disguise to make a superbly articulated point about who film represents and who film uses.
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- Julie Dash
Oct 14, 2019 · In this thirty-four-minute featurette, from 1982, Julie Dash ingeniously revives classic-Hollywood themes and styles in order to subject them to a sharp historical critique.
- Condé Nast
Feb 2, 2009 · Illusions is a 1982 short film by Julie Dash that challenges the erasure of African-American women from Hollywood history and cinema. The film features a scene where a black woman dubs the voice of a white star, exposing the illusions and injustices of the studio system.
Depicts a fictional 1940s Hollywood studio and defines film as a powerful historian, however, one that omits many cultures from its history. Synopsis Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
