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Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

Name: Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Genre: TV Movie, Documentary
Released: 1991-07-01

directed by Elvis Mitchell

199113mTV Movie

ABC News presents

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

directed by Elvis Mitchell

199113mTV Movie

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§ Synopsis

TV Movie · Documentary

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".

§ Keywords

what it's about

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§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Elvis Mitchell

Writer

Elvis Mitchell

§ Cast

8 of 10

John Singleton

as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)

J

John Powers

as Self - Film Critic

Steven Soderbergh

as Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'

Wendell B. Harris Jr.

as Self - Director, 'Chameleon Street'

R

Russell Schwartz

as Self - Miramax Distributors, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'

Elvis Mitchell

as Self - Film Critic

Will Smith

as Self (archive footage)

Warrington Hudlin

as Self - Producer, 'House Party'

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