Rebecca and Tori chat their next Recommended By flick from the Criterion Collection, 'The Watermelon Woman.' We discuss issues related to the social construct of 'race,' queerness, identity, and white privilege and gatekeeping.

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Sound Effects

Shining Star Flourish: Sound Effect by u_it78ck90s3 from Pixabay

Spotlight Flourish: Sound Effect by StudioKolomna from Pixabay

Clips

Minnie Riperton clip: Minnie Riperton - Topic | 7 Aug 2018 | ‘Lovin’ You’ | YouTube

'The Watermelon Woman' | Criterion Channel

Explicit

We talk about sex, bay-bee.

Sources

• Sapphic Underground | Lesbian Film Review: 'The Watermelon Woman' | 4 Jun 2020 | YouTube
• Wussy Mag | Queerhouse: 3 Facts 'The Watermelon Woman' Teaches Us about Queer History | 10 Jun 2020 | YouTube
• Fandor | 'An Interview with Cheryl Dunye' | 5 Jun 2018 | YouTube
• Criterion | Cheryl Dunye Interview Clip | 21 Sep 2020 | YouTube
• Fish Jelly Film Reviews | The Watermelon Woman Movie Review | 23 Feb 2023 | YouTube
• You Have Been Watching Films | 'The Watermelon Woman - The Significance of Queer Black Representation' | 12 Jun 2022 | YouTube
• The Watermelon Woman - Wikipedia
• Zeinabu irene Davis - Wikipedia
• Compensation (film) - Wikipedia
• Zeinabu irene Davis