I really want the film to be a tool for conversation and to get people talking about their own stories with friends and also with families.  - Lacey Schwartz

 "...Little White Lie is rich and complex, stippled with surprising revelations" - Chris Barsanti

It would take “Little White Lie,” the film an adult Lacey made about family secrets and religious identity, to unpack this mystery.

Lacey Schwartz’s film about reconciling her hidden black paternity to the Ashkenazi Jewish home she was raised in strikes universal themes

In this episode sponsored by Reel Works, guests include filmmaker Lacey Schwartz who discusses her documentary Little White Lie.

After 18 years of living as a white woman, she learned she was biracial. A family secret changed the dynamic of everything. - JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

Director Lacey Schwartz recently spoke to the Banner about her story.

Schwartz, tells the story of her emergence from what she calls “the racial closet” in the autobiographical documentary Little White Lie. 

“Little White Lie” is fascinating so long as it focuses on Schwartz’s history and the thorny issues of racial identity that accompany it

Schwartz decided to continued her journey to self –discovery by carrying out her documentary “Little White Lie.” 

This documentary tells a poignant tale of internal integration.

The film, a New York Times’ ‘Critic’s Pick,” was partially shot locally and explores the life of the filmmaker, Lacey Schwartz

 The film will resonate with anyone who wants to confront a difficult fact of family life that no one wants to talk about.

Filmmaker Lacey Schwartz stops by The Ackerman Podcast to discuss her film Little White Lie.