OUTSHINE - The Watermelon Woman | Cocktails & Cinema Happy Hour

For July, it's Ladies Month and berries aren't the only fruit where the juice is sweeter, so get ready as we serve you up a slice of The Watermelon Woman! Join us while you fix yourself a cocktail... or two, play our "Name That Fruit" Game & “Virtually" spin our Film Trivia Wheel to win Free OUTshine Film Tickets, and have a chance to mingle with your fellow filmgoers before grabbing a seat in our Virtual Movie Theater starting at 7:15pm. Don’t forget the popcorn too!

Stick around after the movie for our Cocktails & Conversations ChatBack where you can treat yourself to another drink, answer Trivia questions based off the movie, and strike up a conversation with the filmmakers & talent!

SCHEDULE
6:30PM-Cocktails & Cinema Happy Hour
7:15PM-Virtual Movie Theater Opens Showing "The Watermelon Woman"
9:00PM-Cocktails & Conversations ChatBack
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SYNOPSIS

THE WATERMELON WOMAN \\ 7:15Pm
Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 feature film by filmmaker Cheryl Dunye about Cheryl, a young black lesbian working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during the period. It was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian and is considered a landmark film in New Queer Cinema.

Directed By: Cheryl Dunye | USA 1996 | 1hr 30 mins