Film

Strange Evidence

202530m

Director: Michelle Williams Gamaker
Year: 2025

Williams Gamaker revisits the life of Merle Oberon to expose the racial politics of early cinema and examines how Oberon’s mixed heritage was erased under the pressures of Hollywood’s racial hierarchies.

Top cast

Thara Schöön

Merle Oberon

Mark Gillis

The Surgeon

Catherine Lord

The Psychoanalyst

Directed by

Michelle Williams Gamaker

Written by

Michelle Williams Gamaker

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