Illusions
Where to watch in the United States: Free: Kanopy. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Lonette McKee Rosanne Katon 
Ned Bellamy Jack Rader Jack Lundi Faust Lisa Henke
Credits
Written by: 
Julie Dash
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A compact, incisive short about a Black woman passing as white inside a wartime Hollywood studio. It tackles identity and erasure with intelligence and economy, an essential watch for film history lovers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (583 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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