The Film
Oh Dem Watermelons
The Story
Commissioned by the San Francisco Mime Troupe as a short to be screened during intermission for its rather infamous 1965 Minstrel Show (Civil Rights from the Cracker Barrel), which assaulted racial stereotypes by wildly exaggerating them. Scored by Steve Reich. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Runtime
12 min
Released Aug 1965
Directed by
Robert Nelson
Written byRobert Nelson
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