Oh Dem Watermelons

Release Date: 1965-08-13

Runtime: 12

Languages:

Rating: 5.9

Votes: 12

Genres: Music

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 st...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.Read More

Production Companies:

The San Francisco Mime Troupe