Little White Lie (2014)

11/21/2014 (US) • 1h 6m

Documentary

Uncovering the truth hidden in plain sight: a journey through identity, family secrets, and self-discovery.

Overview

Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish identity - despite the open questions from those around her about how a white girl could have such dark skin. She believes her family's explanation that her looks were inherited from her dark-skinned Sicilian grandfather. But when her parents abruptly split, her gut starts to tell her something different. At age of 18, she finally confronts her mother and learns the truth: her biological father was not the man who raised her, but a black man named Rodney with whom her mother had had an affair.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

urban life

woodstock, new york

family secrets

race

self identity

woman director

african american

personal narrative

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