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The Watermelon Woman
Why this pick
Like Spike Lee’s debut, it is a witty, low-budget Black independent film centered on a woman defining herself on her own terms, with direct address and playful formal invention.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1986 1h 24m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Nola Darling is a young, attractive Brooklynite who juggles three suitors: the polite and well-meaning Jamie Overstreet; the self-obsessed Model (person) Greer Childs; and the immature, motor-mouthed Mars Blackmon. Nola is attracted to the best in each of them, but refuses to commit to any of them, cherishing her personal freedom instead, while each man wants her for himself.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tracy Camilla Johns
Nola Darling
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Jamie Overstreet
Spike Lee
Mars Blackmon
Joie Lee
Clorinda Bradford
S. Epatha Merkerson
Doctor Jamison
Erik Dellums
Dog 3
Reginald Hudlin
Dog 4
Eric Payne
Dog 5