How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and enjoy it) takes an interesting look at the life of the revolutionary, Melvin Van Peebles. The film uses several layers to detail Mr Van Peebles life chronologically.
Their are several interviews with people of Melvin Van Peebles life including his son, his daughter, and several business acquatainces that he ran into on hsi journey and also a couple of female acquaintences who he had relations with. Interestingly enough the film also follows the making of his wax model for a museum exhibition.
Clips of his wax model being made is trickled through out the film as How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and enjoy it) remakes the life of Melvin Van Peebles. The film also uses a lot of archival footage that almost have's a home-video feel to it. The archival footage shows Melvin Van Peebles on set and also their are clips of some of his movies such as Sweetback's Badasssss Song.
The film is well produced. It has a concert documentary format to it but instead of using concert footage, the making of the great Melvin Van Peebles wax model was being used to lead the viewer to the ultimate revealing of the wax model at a museum and also him being honored with an award. All in all, How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and enjoy it) allowed viewers to be educated on a great icon who was rightfully honored with an award and wax model. Melvin Van Peebles tore and ripped down barriers for the black entertainment industry during high times of the civil rights movement. His legacy along with his wax model, should live on forever.
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