Williams Gamaker revisits the life of Merle Oberon to expose the racial politics of early cinema and examines how Oberon’s mixed heritage was erased under the pressures of Hollywood’s racial hierarchies.
Michelle Williams Gamaker
Director, Writer
Thara Schöön
Merle Oberon
Mark Gillis
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