Now Showing (Monthly Film Series)

FILM // Now Showing: The Watermelon Woman  

February 28, 2024 | 6 pm   

Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.

TICKETS: Free for Members | $8 for the general public 

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Directed by Cheryl Dunye, The Watermelon Woman is the first American feature directed by a black lesbian. 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 interracial romance.

Presented in English. Not Rated. Estimated runtime: 90 min. 

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