"The Watermelon Woman" Screening - Tonight
TNG Events Editor Jolly submits this post.
"Discovering Documentaries...Beyond Michael Moore," a new group at Georgetown, presents a screening of The Watermelon Woman tonight with a casual discussion to follow.
From the director's website:
"Set in Philadelphia, The Watermelon Woman is the story of Cheryl, a 20-something black lesbian struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930s black film actress, popularly known as "The Watermelon Woman." While uncovering the meaning of Fae Richards' life, Cheryl experiences a total upheaval in her personal life. Her love affair with Diana, a beautiful white woman, and her interactions with the gay and black communities are subject to the comic yet biting criticism of her best friend Tamara. Meanwhile, each answer Cheryl discovers about the Watermelon Woman evokes a flurry of new questions. This award-winning documentary questions the politics of gender, multiculturalism, and wittily interrogates identity construction."
Details:
Monday, February 23
7:15pm
St. Mary's Hall (across from Georgetown University Hospital)
Free
3 comments:
Friends of mine, one of whom teaches at Georgetown, run this documentary group. Its late notice, but come on out for this if you can: trust me that you will enjoy these people and this movie.
I second Philip: This is a great movie.
Love this movie (actually saw it in a film class while at Georgetown). Highly recommend checking it out.
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