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Chameleon Street

(Wendell B. Harris, Jr., 1990)

Introduced by David Marriott, Cofounder, Arbelos Films

New Restoration

A close-up of a man's face as he stares intensely at the camera. Next to him, in profile, a woman speaks to him
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Feb 27, 2022 2:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

ADMISSION
$9 general public
$7 members and seniors
$5 students

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Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

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A landmark look at race and class, Wendell B. Harris's Chameleon Street is a can't-miss experience, especially in this new restoration!

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival, Chameleon Street tells the next-to-impossible-to-believe true story of Douglas Street, a Michigan con man who managed to pass himself off as a Time magazine reporter, a Yale student, a surgeon, and a corporate lawyer before the law caught up with him. Writer-director Wendell B. Harris also starred in this hilarious and insightful look at how one African American man repeatedly transformed himself to navigate a white America. (94 mins., 4K)

"A lost masterpiece of Black American cinema."
British Film Institute
A close-up of a man's face as he stares intensely at the camera. Next to him, in profile, a woman speaks to him

Chameleon Street | Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

A man in eyeglasses sits on the couch. In one hand is an open book and in the other he holds a small tape recorder into which he speaks.

Chameleon Street | Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

A close-up of a man's face as he looks directly into the camera

Chameleon Street | Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

A man in a jail cel sits at a small desk on which books are scattered and some are stacked. A lamp is to his left. He holds eye glasses in his hands as he looks upward at another person not in frame

Chameleon Street | Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

A man in a suit sits at an office desk which stream with materials like pens, books, notebook, and telephone. He smokes a cigarette

Chameleon Street | Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

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Newly restored by Arbelos Films in 4K from the original camera negative under the supervision of Wendell B. Harris, Jr.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health
Kaufman Development

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
The Wexner Family
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
American Electric Power Foundation
L Brands Foundation
Adam Flatto
Mary and C. Robert Kidder
Bill and Sheila Lambert
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
Arlene and Michael Weiss

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Pete Scantland
Axium Packaging
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Huntington
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Russell and Joyce Gertmenian
Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel
Ron and Ann Pizzuti
Joyce and Chuck Shenk
Bruce and Joy Soll
Clark and Sandra Swanson
Jones Day

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Past Film/Video

Chameleon Street

Feb 27, 2022 2:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

ADMISSION
$9 general public
$7 members and seniors
$5 students

Click here to view our latest COVID-19 safety protocols.

FREE GALLERY ADMISSION
Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member