Independent Lens

Little White Lie: Family Origins

Clip: Season 16 Episode 10 | 1m 35s

In this excerpt from the opening moments of the Independent Lens documentary Little White Lie, filmmaker Lacey Schwartz introduces us to her family tree, a “long line of New York Jews.” Growing up, she tells us, she’d never suspected she was anything but white.

Aired: 03/22/15

Rating: TV-PG

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