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Chameleon Street is a 1989 independent film written by, directed by and starring Wendell B. Harris Jr. It tells the story of a social chameleon who impersonates reporters, doctors and lawyers in order to make money.
William Douglas Street is a bored Detroit man who pretends to be different people to get money and attention. The film is based on a true story and features Timothy Alvaro, Renauld Bailleux, and William Ballenger.
- Wendell B. Harris Jr.
- 2 min
Sep 22, 2021 · In a scene of unmitigated horror, Douglas and his wife, Gabrielle (Angela Leslie), are dining in a restaurant when they are approached by a crude white man who disgustingly insults the couple...
Winner of the Grand Prix award at Sundance in 1990, but now relegated to the status of hard-to-find cult film, this is the extraordinary, fictionalised account of real-life Michigan conman William Douglas Street (who posed successfully as a lawyer and a gynaecological surgeon, among other things).
A 1990 film about a con man who impersonated different identities in America. Directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr., who also starred as the chameleon, the film won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and is a "lost masterpiece of Black American cinema".
Working for his father is getting to him, his wife wants more money, and he's had enough. His solution is to re-invent himself. He becomes a chameleon, taking on whatever role suits the situation...
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Oct 26, 2021 · Learn how Wendell B. Harris made his groundbreaking film about a real-life extortionist who impersonated various professions, based on his interviews with Douglas Street. Discover how the film explores Black identity and performance in white spaces, and why it was ahead of its time.
