Oh Dem Watermelons
IMDB:
5.9Released
8/13/1965
Duration
0h 12m
Genre
Music
Country
United States of America
Cast
R.G. Davis, Saul Landau
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.
Oh Dem Watermelons
IMDB:
5.9Released
8/13/1965
Genre
Music
Cast
R.G. Davis, Saul Landau
Duration
0h 12m
Country
United States of America
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.
Cast
Unknown Role
R.G. Davis
Unknown Role
