Why The Watermelon Woman Matters | Video Essay

Video Essay on the absolute beauty of The Watermelon Woman; written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye, a Black lesbian. I discuss how important it is for women to write stories about women, how it's valid to explore and critique dynamics between women, what feminism looks like under a racial lense, and the value of Black joy shown in film. #TheWatermelonWoman #CherylDunye

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SITES I CITE:
The Watermelon Woman. Dir. Cheryl Dunye. First Run Features, 1996. Kanopy. Web. 8 Jul. 2020.

Getting Off: What Black Trauma Porn Is and Why We Hate It by Maryam Muhammad / https://medium.com/@smartbrainiac101/getting-off-what-black-trauma-porn-is-and-why-we-hate-it-e2dc12b5b0e

Corrina Antrobus https://redpress.co.uk/pages/corrina-antrobus

She Found it at the Movies: https://www.amazon.com/She-Found-Movies-Writers-Desire/dp/1912157187/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=She+Found+it+at+the+Movies&qid=1594431589&sr=8-1

Sister Outsider, Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger by Audre Lorde https://www.amazon.com/Sister-Outsider-Speeches-Crossing-Feminist/dp/1580911862/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sister+outsider&qid=1594431639&sr=8-1

Cheryl Dunye: An IU Cinema Exclusive https://youtu.be/it7Kra-Aw-g

SONG USED:
Bread (Prod. by Lukrembo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWIffP2M3Y&feature=youtu.be

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