ARRAY @ The Broad: The Watermelon Woman + Jewel's Catch One
Overview
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Limited tickets will be available onsite the day of the event.
Merging fictional and non-fictional worlds reflective of the LGBTQ experience,狗万充值平台andARRAY, founded by filmmakerAva DuVernay, presents a double feature screening of the cult classicThe Watermelon Woman(1996), directed by and starring Cheryl Dunye, and the electric documentaryJewel's Catch One(2016), by female filmmakerC. Fitz. A conversation moderated byDear White PeoplecreatorJustin Simienand reception with Dunye and Fitz immediately followThe Watermelon Womanscreening.
The Watermelon Womanis an imaginative romantic comedy about a young woman who meets the girl of her dreams while making a film about an obscure Black actress from the 1930s.Jewel's Catch Oneexplores the legacy of America’s oldest Black-owned disco club as well as the life of businesswoman and activist,Jewel Thais-Williams, who provided safe spaces for LGBTQ, Black and AIDS-impacted communities in Los Angeles for four decades. Both films are unrated and run 90 minutes each.
Tickets to this program include general admission access to The Broad from April 29 - May 5, 2018. Skip the standby line and present your ticket at the main entrance during regular museum hours.
About ARRAY @ The Broad
ARRAY @ The Broad is an ongoing series featuring classic and contemporary films curated with an eye toward the intersection of art, history and cultural identity. With the cinematic image as the centerpiece, the series engages audiences through post-screening conversations with a spectrum of artists and scholars for an immersive exchange of ideas and insights beyond the screen that enliven many issues addressed by artists in the Broad collection. ARRAY, founded in 2010 by filmmakerAva DuVernay, is an arts collective dedicated to the amplification of films by people of color and women filmmakers.
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