Film · Documentary

Little White Lie (2014)

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.

Director

Lacey Schwartz Delgado

Writers

Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Mehret Mandefro

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

November 21, 2014