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Alexandra Juhasz in Conversation with Thomas Allen Harris

The Watermelon Woman • 23m

In this conversation, recorded in 2023, WATERMELON WOMAN producer and film scholar Alexandra Juhasz talks with artist, filmmaker, and scholar Thomas Allen Harris about family, identity, and the significance of archiving in the film.

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