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These three groundbreaking films provide multifaceted depictions of the challenges and triumphs of women who love women—stories that are uncommon even today.
A landmark of the New Queer Cinema genre, The Watermelon Woman is a smart and engaging work of fictionalized autobiography that follows a video store clerk (played by director Cheryl Dunye) who sets out to make a documentary about a Black actress of the 1930s always credited as “Watermelon Woman.” (90 mins., DCP) A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts features comedic vignettes that place satirical twists on common insults hurled at lesbians. (26 mins., DCP) Hailed as a pioneering achievement when it was released, Choosing Children follows six sets of lesbian parents as they create their families and is one of the first documentaries to challenge homophobic and sexist attitudes about lesbian parenting. (45 mins., 35mm)
See the complete Pioneers of Queer Cinema lineup.
IMAGE CAPTIONLeft to right: The Watermelon Woman, courtesy of Janus Films; A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts, courtesy of Frameline; Choosing Children, courtesy of GroundSpark.
The Watermelon Woman is preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by 13th Gen Film, Outfest, The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation, Toronto International Film Festival, First Run Features, and Yves Averous.
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts is newly restored in 4K by IndieCollect with funding provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors, and IndieCollect Donors Circle.
Choosing Children is preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation, Outfest, and Women’s Film Preservation Fund.
SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilL Brands FoundationThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingCampusParcJeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsPresident Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica MeinhardNancy KramerLarry and Donna JamesLisa BartonJohanna DeStefanoJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
The Watermelon Woman
