The Watermelon Woman (1996)

A film within a film within a film, The Watermelon Woman is a brilliant example of New Queer Cinema. Lightheartedly combining camcorder, 16mm, and self-made "found" footage, Cheryl Dunye gives voice and life to lost history 23 years before we see something similar come to life with Marianne in Portrait of a Lady on Fire. "What??" you say. "YES." we respond. Let's talk about it!  And... • The 90s vibes! 🔥 • The (RIDICULOUS) controversy that followed 📰 • The humor!! 🎯 • How the "found" footage is a whole *additional* incredible work of art on its own 😭 • The C enter for L esbian I nformation and T echnology 📸 (I'm afraid to write out the acronym because of content filters) • SO MANY LESBIANS 💕 [There are more lesbians depicted in The Watermelon Woman than in ANY OF THE OTHER MOVIES WE'RE COVERING THIS SEASON.] BONUS: we reveal the 5 E C R E T  L E 5 8 I A N  C 0 D E  🤫 Episode Transcript The Watermelon Woman at 25: the Black lesbian classic that wears its brilliance lightly City Arts & Lectures interview with Cheryl Dunye Hang out with us on Instagram 📷 and Twitter 🦆!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message