Oh Dem Watermelons

6.1/10 1965 4K 12 min

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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.

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Oh Dem Watermelons

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R.G. Davis

R.G. Davis

Saul Landau

Saul Landau

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