Sapphic Stories: Screening of The Watermelon Woman
Feminist Films
October 8, 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
Black Cultural Center, 207 Addams Hall
Address
830 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607
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Join us for a screening of The Watermelon Woman! Come for snacks and conversation, and stay for the queer-women-centered community space. All are welcome!
Co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Center as part of WLRC and CAN's Feminist Film series, which this year is focusing on queer women in film. Stay tuned for more screenings to come!
About the film:
"The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship with a white girlfriend (Guinevere Turner). 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." - The Criterion Channel
Food, Safety, and Accessibility:
- Please wear a mask to increase safety and accessibility. We will have masks available if you don't have one with you.
- Snacks will be provided.
- Captions will be enabled on screen.
Please contact us with any questions or access requests: can@uic.edu or (312) 996-0372.
Date posted
Sep 23, 2024
Date updated
Sep 23, 2024