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Alfreda’s Cinema: The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Alfreda’s Cinema brings its celebrated Open Air screening series to the historic Lefferts House with The Watermelon Woman (1996), a landmark film in Black queer cinema by Cheryl Dunye. Join Alfreda’s Cinema and Prospect Park Alliance on Saturday, July 26, for an evening that honors the power of ancestral archiving and storytelling, featuring a pre-show conversation with Dr. Dominique Jean-Louis, Chief Historian of the Brooklyn Public Library. Together, we’ll reflect on legacy, memory, and the ongoing work of uncovering buried histories.

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