BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Movies & Screenings DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION\n\nWritten\, directed by\, and starring Cheryl D unye\, THE WATERMELON WOMAN was the first feature film to be directed by a black lesbian when it was released in 1996. Shot in a documentary style and featuring a protagonist named “Cheryl” who is a black lesbian filmmaker li ke Dunye herself\, this humorous (and sexy) film sets out to tell the story of black lesbians in cinema – particularly that of Fae Richards\, star of the 1930’s film called “The Watermelon Woman.” Cheryl\, however\, runs into to problems in her research due to the fact that both Hollywood and other archival institutions by-and-large excluded or ignored black queer women\, and the scant information she is able to uncover fails to tell the full sto ry. Since books and documents aren’t adequate source material for her proje ct\, Cheryl instead opts to track down people who might have insight on the topic.\n\n \n\nMade with an initial budget of $300K which was financed by a grant from the NEA and grass-roots fundraising efforts\, Dunye’s humble f ilm has since been recognized as a milestone in New Queer Cinema. Beneath i ts cheeky surface\, THE WATERMELON WOMAN digs deep into the issues surround ing representation in media and the challenges of trying to look at history through a new lens.\n\n \n\nClick here to view the rest of the films in th e I Love Gay 90’s lineup.\n\n \n\nThis series is sponsored by Ohio Universi ty Pride Center\, Ohio University Women’s Center\, Ohio University Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies\, College of Health Sciences and Professions\, Women of Color in Athens\, City of Athens\, College of Fine Arts\, Arts fo r OHIO and the Ohio Arts Council. DTEND:20240621T010000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T065623Z DTSTART:20240620T230000Z GEO:39.328395;-82.100838 LOCATION:Athena Cinema SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:I Love Gay 90's: THE WATERMELON WOMAN UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_46622512183383 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/i-love-gay-90s-the-watermelon-woman END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR