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Invisible Lies

2021 ยท 71 min

A talky, earnest drama that asks you to sit with uncomfortable questions about race and love.

Tagline
Is love really colorblind?
Overview
A Black lawyer must come to grip with his prejudices after falling in love with a White woman while simultaneously defending a Black teenager who has been wrongfully accused of drugging and raping his White girlfriend.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • race
    • love
    • justice
    • identity
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Frank E. Jackson Jr.
    Written by
    Frank E. Jackson Jr.
    Starring
    Kristin Lauria, Frank E. Jackson Jr., Natasha 'Breezy' Malone, Tom Scorzone
    Runtime
    71 min
    Languages
    English

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