Little White Lie

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

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.

Cast

Lacey Schwartz Delgado

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Sarah Brokaw

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Bruce Corwin

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Joshua Corwin

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Marcia Corwin

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Matthew Corwin

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Elissa Federoff

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Mary Federoff

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Michael Federoff

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Mehret Mandefro

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Crew

James Adolphus

Co-Director

Collier Meyerson

Associate Producer

Ellie Lotan

Production Coordinator

Jamund Washington

Co-Producer

Mehret Mandefro

Co-Writer

James Adolphus

Director of Photography

Lacey Schwartz Delgado

Producer

Lacey Schwartz Delgado

Writer

Mehret Mandefro

Producer

James A. Smith

Associate Producer

Clips & Videos

LITTLE WHITE LIE

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Little White Lie Q&A at the 26th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival

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