Oh Dem Watermelons

5.9 / 10

(12 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music

Duration:

12 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Robert Nelson

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Company:

The San Francisco Mime Troupe

Cast:
R.G. Davis

Saul Landau

Crew:
Robert Nelson

Director

Steve Reich

Music

Robert Nelson

Writer

Robert Nelson

Producer

Robert Nelson

Cinematography