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.
Directed by Lacey Schwartz Delgado
urban life
woodstock, new york
family secrets
race
self identity
woman director
african american
personal narrative
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Letterboxd
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Cast
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Self
Mehret Mandefro
Self
Crew
James Adolphus
Co-Director
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Director
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Writer
Kathryn Bostic
Original Music Composer
James Adolphus
Director of Photography
Jamund Washington
Co-Producer
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Producer
Mehret Mandefro
Producer
Mehret Mandefro
Co-Writer
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lacey Schwartz Delgado
Additional Camera
Jacob Ribicoff
Supervising Sound Editor
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
kae
7.0★ · 02/22/26
100% Irish, 100% true!
100% Irish, 100% true!
steph
1.0★ · 12/30/24
a documentary so shitty that it feels endless as it tells us the story of a dumbass with a snow bunny mother who didn’t wanna tell her dad that he is a cuck
a documentary so shitty that it feels endless as it tells us the story of a dumbass with a snow bunny mother who didn’t wanna tell her dad that he is a cuck
Connor McCreesh
8.0★ · 02/11/22
Could’ve been longer and more in-depth, but this is otherwise an excellent documentary that should be required viewing for further understanding of racial identity and race as a social construct.
Could’ve been longer and more in-depth, but this is otherwise an excellent documentary that should be required viewing for further understanding of racial identity and race as a social construct.
Gareth Morgan
8.0★ · 06/28/15
A tremendous story, told from the woman whose life got flipped around with the revelations that her upbringing and heritage were a lie.
A tremendous story, told from the woman whose life got flipped around with the revelations that her upbringing and heritage were a lie.