Oh Dem Watermelons

Oh Dem Watermelons

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 13, 1965

Runtime

0h 12m

Genres

Music

User Score

59%

Original Title

Oh Dem Watermelons

Production Companies

The San Francisco Mime Troupe

Director

Robert Nelson

Description

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.