Oh Dem Watermelons Poster

Oh Dem Watermelons

59.00% | August 13, 1965 | Music

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.

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Robert Nelson
Director
Steve Reich
Music
Robert Nelson
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R.G. Davis
R.G. Davis
Saul Landau
Saul Landau

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