# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Watermelon Woman
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: February 4 – 25, 2026
Reel Rom-ities:
The Watermelon Woman
The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life as she navigates a new relationship with a white girlfriend (Guinevere Turner). Balancing breezy romantic comedy with a serious inquiry into the history of Black and queer women in Hollywood, The Watermelon Woman slyly rewrites long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen, introducing an important voice in American cinema.
Dir: Cheryl Dunye / 1996 / US / 84 min

SCREENING: WED 2/4 7PM; WED 2/11 7PM; WED 2/18 7PM; WED 2/25 7PM

$14 GA & $11 OFS. Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/olympia/the-watermelon-woman/200029661449613
- **Event Categories**: performances, sports, art, theatre, comedy, entertainment, womens-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029661449613?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=olympia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Olympia
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 206 5th Ave SE , Olympia, WA, United States, Washington 98501
- **lat**: 47.0443
- **long**: -122.89985
- **full address**: 206 5th Ave SE , Olympia, WA, United States, Washington 98501

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Olympia Film Society (https://allevents.in/org/olympia-film-society/5085883)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 206 5th Ave SE , Olympia, WA, United States, Washington 98501
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Olympia Film Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** performances, sports, art, theatre, comedy, entertainment, womens-history-month
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Watermelon Woman ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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