The Watermelon Woman
Premieres & Special Screenings | Screenings
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director Cheryl Dunye in attendance
Cheryl Dunye's debut feature is as controversial as it is sexy and funny. Cheryl is a twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, an obscure black actress from the 1930's. Cheryl is surprised to discover that Richards (known populary as "the Watermelon Woman") had a white lesbian lover. At the same time, Cheryl falls in love with a very cute white customer at the video store (Guinevere Turner from GO FISH). Director Cheryl Dunye will be on-hand to introduce the film and answer questions after the screening. Cheryl is in Austin serving as one of the panelists for the Austin Film Society's 2008 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, a grant program for Texas filmmakers. For more information on TFPF, click here.
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August 20, 2008, 9:30pm Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar "Dazzling! Imagine Woody Allen refashioned as an African American lesbian." -New York Times Ticket informationTickets are FREE to all AFS members and non-members but due to limited seating, you MUST register for a ticket. Online tickets are now sold out but as it is a free screening, there are likely to be available seats on the day of the show. Arrive at the theater early and you can be put on a WAIT-LIST. Any unclaimed seats will be released to the wait-list 5 minutes before the start time.
SponsorsThe Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund is sponsored by: Texas Commission on the ArtsKodak Alpha Cine Labs Four Seasons Hotel SIX Lounge Suzanne Court Catering |