Oh Dem Watermelons (1965)

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.

Released

1965-08-13

Genres

Music

Runtime

12 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Robert Nelson

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 13 votes