The Watermelon Woman

Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria

Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking 1996 debut feature remains one of the most important films in queer cinema history. Blending mockumentary, romance, and film history, The Watermelon Woman follows a young Black lesbian filmmaker researching a forgotten Black actress from the 1930s known only by the racist screen credit "The Watermelon Woman." As she...