Oh Dem Watermelons
Robert Nelson US, 1965, 11', 16 mm
A major American underground classic. This film originally served as a theatrical intermission in the San Francisco Mime Troupe's social-political satire A Minstrel Show, or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel, but it quickly took on a life of its own. Oh Dem Watermelons takes hilarious and absurd jabs at the watermelon as a tired Black stereotype, using a wild mix of collage, animation, and irreverence, set to a propulsive soundtrack by Steve Reich. (Mark Toscano)
Sat 28/9 Kino SC 20:00
