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“The Watermelon Woman” (Black American Film Festival)

October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

2nd Black American Film Festival
Dreaming While Black: Imagination, Creation, Revolution
Hosted by Dr. Erin Watley (Assoc. Professor of Communication & Cinema at McDaniel College)

The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship with a white girlfriend (Guinevere Turner). Balancing breezy romantic comedy with a serious inquiry into the history of Black and queer women in Hollywood, The Watermelon Woman slyly rewrites long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen, introducing an important voice in American cinema.

FREE – No tickets required

1996; 1 h 30 m; NR (language, nudity, and mature thematic material)

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Date:
October 12, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://carrollcountyartscouncil.org/event/the-watermelon-woman/

Venue

Carroll Arts Center
91 West Main St
Westminster, MD 21157 United States
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Phone
410-848-7272
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Organizer

Carroll County Arts Council
Phone
410-848-7272
Email
info@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org
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