Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical household in Woodstock, NY, but her story is far from ordinary. Raised with noticeably dark skin within a white, Jewish family, Schwartz uncovers a family secret that leads her on a personal quest to examine the big issues of race, identity, and belonging. Coming at a moment when the political dialogue on race has reached a fever pitch, Sundance Institute Film Forward participantLittle White Lie confronts a complicated upbringing and asks the question of who we are and what makes us the people we become.