Drama Film
Drama FilmCheryl Dunye's groundbreaking meta-documentary turns film history inside out as a video store clerk hunts for a forgotten Black actress, stumbling into a romance and a revolution. The 30th anniversary screening comes with a post-film mixer to keep the conversation going.
groundbreaking Black cinema
meta-documentary structure
queer love story
Hollywood history critique
Tips
🎬"Great for meet-the-filmmaker discussions, receptions and seeing provocative and unique work"
🍿post-screening mixer included with ticket
🎥first American feature by a Black lesbian director
Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM
THE WATERMELON WOMAN - 30th Anniversary
June 11 at 7pm
Drama FilmDrama FilmCheryl Dunye's groundbreaking meta-documentary turns film history inside out as a video store clerk hunts for a forgotten Black actress, stumbling into a romance and a revolution. The 30th anniversary screening comes with a post-film mixer to keep the conversation going.
groundbreaking Black cinema
meta-documentary structure
queer love story
Hollywood history critique
Tips
🎬"Great for meet-the-filmmaker discussions, receptions and seeing provocative and unique work"
🍿post-screening mixer included with ticket
🎥first American feature by a Black lesbian director
Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM
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