Black History Month
Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:45
Venue: Bute Gardens
Category: Films and theatre

The Watermelon Woman
Weds 23 October
5pm - 6.45pm, Bute Gardens
Book your space: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/23093/the-watermelon-woman 
password: watermelonwomanglasgow

The Watermelon Woman is a stand out of the New Queer Cinema movement of the 90s. Director Cheryl Dunye plays a video store worker and filmmaker who attempts to discover the story around a 1930s Hollywood star only known as the Watermelon Woman. Video camera footage of the film within the film documents Cheryl's journey to restore a piece of Black Lesbian cinema history.

The Criterion Collection says: "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."

Director Cheryl Dunye
Year 1996
Runtime 84 minutes
Country USA
Rated 15