Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Join us for a screening of *The Watermelon Woman* (Cheryl Dunye, 1996, 84 minutes). Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and written, directed and edited by Dunye, this romantic comedy explores long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen. Dunye stars as a documentary filmmaker trying to identify an unnamed actress who plays a stereotypical “mammy” character in a 1930s plantation drama, a role that many Black actresses in Hollywood were relegated to at the time. This screening is co-presented by One Institute. Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][1] for more free programs. [1]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibiti