Queer Cinema Club is having its sweet sixteenth edition with a celebration of one of our all-time favourites: Cheryl Dunye’s new queer cinema classic The Watermelon Woman.

The Watermelon Woman stars Dunye as 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. Historic, hilarious, smart and sexy all at once, The Watermelon Woman testifies to the power of excavating legacies of oppression and in the process creates a progressive legacy of its own. Upon its release, it was the first American feature film ever directed by a Black lesbian.

Get your tickets here, and thank you so much to Amika Cooper for creating this absolute stunner of a poster (which you can purchase at the screening!).