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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Teddy_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Michelle_Crenshaw
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Cheryl_Dunye
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gptkbp:distributor
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First Run Features
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gptkbp:editingBy
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gptkb:Annemarie_Jacir
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gptkbp:genre
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drama
romantic comedy
LGBT film
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gptkbp:hasTheme
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film history
archival research
representation in media
Black lesbian identity
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Watermelon Woman
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:musicBy
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gptkb:Paul_Shapiro
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first feature film directed by a Black lesbian
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gptkbp:plotSummary
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A young Black lesbian filmmaker researches an obscure 1930s Black actress known as 'The Watermelon Woman'.
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gptkbp:producer
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gptkb:Alexandra_Juhasz
gptkb:Cheryl_Dunye
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gptkbp:releaseYear
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1996
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gptkbp:runtime
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90 minutes
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gptkbp:screenedAt
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:setIn
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gptkb:Philadelphia
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Guinevere_Turner
gptkb:Valarie_Walker
gptkb:Cheryl_Dunye
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Cheryl_Dunye
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Scott_Nichols
gptkb:Guinevere_Turner
gptkb:National_Film_Registry_(2020)
gptkb:Women_Make_Movies
gptkb:Cheryl_Dunye
gptkb:Strand_Releasing
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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