TV Movie ·Documentary · United States of America · 1991 · 13m

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell poster
Director
Elvis Mitchell
Cast
John Singleton as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage) John Powers as Self - Film Critic Steven Soderbergh as Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape' Wendell B. Harris Jr. as Self - Director, 'Chameleon Street' Russell Schwartz as Self - Miramax Distributors, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape' Elvis Mitchell as Self - Film Critic
Crew
Elvis Mitchell — Writer
Synopsis

Elvis Mitchell uncovers why Chameleon Street (1989) by Wendell B. Harris Jr. failed to secure a proper distributor deal. Originally aired as a segment on "20/20".

Mood & Themes
denver, coloradointerviewhollywoodracismfreeze framefilm criticcelebrity interviewblack cinemaindependent filmcigarette smokingfilm distributordetroit indie film
Key Collaborators
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