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Little White Lie

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Filmmaker Lacey Schwartz thinks her dark skin and hair are from a Sicilian ancestor. When she uncovers the lie that haunted her parent's marriage, she begins a journey to reconcile her past as she embraces her African-American heritage.
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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times 11/26/2014
Schwartz's first-person narrative proves moving. But given that the film is barely an hour long, one can't help but feel that parts could have been developed more ... Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 11/24/2014
The film is a searing portrait of collective denial - a diagnosis from which Ms. Schwartz doesn't exempt herself. Go to Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 08/14/2014
That story is interesting enough, though Schwartz uses it mainly as a pretext for navel-gazing. Go to Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 03/23/2015
3/4
Fascinating so long as it focuses on Schwartz's history and the thorny issues of racial identity that accompany it. Go to Full Review Chris Barsanti PopMatters 11/18/2014
6/10
...as a journal of personal discovery, 'Little White Lie' is rich and complex, stippled with surprising revelations. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/29/2023 Sad for Lacy bc she lived with 2 ppl who were in denial their entire marriage & most of her life, until she forced it out of them. See more 07/26/2020 Really well done Documentary that in the first 5 minute I sized up but was wrong and the story telling was excellent, I thought it was a 2 hour doc because Of how wrapped up in the story I was, but it's only 66 minutes and well worth watching. I wish dad felt ok to really talk which would have added length to the film but it's real life. #littlewhitelie #amyschwartz See more 05/07/2020 Riveting. It's amazing how anyone will believe what they want to believe regardless of how ridiculously obvious the truth is. See more 03/23/2019 Lacey Schwartz finalizes her therapeutic journey regarding her self-questioned identity into something worth sharing in both a consequential reality of uncovering family secrets and the redemptive struggle, while a celebrative portrait about accepted individuality. (B+) (Full review TBD) See more 02/06/2016 Family. Race. Identity. ALWAYS interesting. See more 07/22/2015 A fascinating and touching story. I honestly felt "verklempt" near the end when the wedding dancing started. See more Read all reviews
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Lacey Schwartz

Director

James Adolphus

Director

Lacey Schwartz

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Mehret Mandefro

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Lacey Schwartz

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Mehret Mandefro

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Lacey Schwartz thinks her dark skin and hair are from a Sicilian ancestor. When she uncovers the lie that haunted her parent's marriage, she begins a journey to reconcile her past as she embraces her African-American heritage.
Director
Lacey Schwartz, James Adolphus
Producer
Mehret Mandefro, Lacey Schwartz
Screenwriter
Mehret Mandefro, Lacey Schwartz
Production Co
Truth Aid
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 5m
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