"Chameleon Street"

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Image courtesy of Americana Film Festival

Actor/director Wendell B. Harris Jr. began his career by winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1990. His opera prima tells the incredible true story of William Douglas Street Jr., a highly cunning con artist who managed to pass himself off as a surgeon.

The film feeds on the comedy and irony that comes from the character played by Wendell B. Harris Jr. himself and the surreal situations in which he finds himself. However, comedy is used as a tool to tackle all the tortuous challenges and complications that an African American can face in the US. The film itself mirrors the future that awaited Harris who, despite his huge talent and the awards he won, was unable to get the film widely distributed and pursue his own career.

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