Film · 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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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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Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 12m music directed by Robert Nelson is rated 6.1/10 by 13 viewers.
Oh Dem Watermelons was released on August 13, 1965.
Oh Dem Watermelons was directed by Robert Nelson.
Oh Dem Watermelons has a runtime of 12 minutes.
Oh Dem Watermelons is categorized as Music.
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