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Oh Dem Watermelons
Oh Dem Watermelons

Oh Dem Watermelons

5.9/10

0hr 12mins

Country:US

1965

Music
Spoken Languages:

Overview:

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.

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

The San Francisco Mime Troupe

Genre

Music

Runtime

0hr 12mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

1965-08-13