The Watermelon Woman
May 8, 2019 7:00pm
Directed by Cheryl Dunye | 1996
With Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Diana Valarie Walker
Cheryl Dunye’s watershed of 90s New Queer Cinema was one of the first films to speak to both black lesbian identity and the historically stereotyped depiction of black women in Hollywood cinema through the story of a video store clerk (played by the director) who becomes fascinated by an obscure African-American actress from the 1930s known as the Watermelon Woman. With incisive humor, Dunye slyly deconstructs an entire legacy of race and sexuality in the movies.
Run time: 90min
Format: DCP
General Admission: $15
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Location
Peter Jay Sharp Building – BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn NY 11217 USA