Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6:00-8:00 PM
Theater 1
Off Campus Location
The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship.
The film screening will be followed by a conversation with SaraEllen Strongman (Afroamerican and African Studies).
Free and open to the public. No ticket necessary.
The film screening will be followed by a conversation with SaraEllen Strongman (Afroamerican and African Studies).
Free and open to the public. No ticket necessary.
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | State Theatre, 233 S. State |
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| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | African American, Film, History, Humanities, Lgbt Issues, Undergraduate, Women's Studies, Writing |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Institute for the Humanities |
