The story follows Lelia, a light-skinned black lady, and Tony, a white man, as they fall in love in New York City. A chance meeting with Lelia's darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, causes Tony to question his assumptions about her racial background. Darkly satirical, Shadows is often regarded as the precursor of the American independent film movement, shot on location in Manhattan with a mostly amateur cast and crew.
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The story follows Lelia, a light-skinned black lady, and Tony, a white man, as they fall in love in New York City. A chance meeting with Lelia's darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, causes Tony to question his assumptions about her racial background. Darkly satirical, Shadows is often regarded as the precursor of the American independent film movement, shot on location in Manhattan with a mostly amateur cast and crew.
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