Gloria, I think you are looking for the little known, and quite amazing Spike Lee film 'Bamboozled' made a couple of years ago. I believe it had a very limited release in the US. It is available on DVD. A very confronting film. Michelle gloria monti wrote: > I am looking for a film where the African-American > protagonist dons white face -- like in Watermelon Man (1970), Melvin > Van Peebles. Thank you. > > Gloria Monti > > ______________________________ > > Gloria Monti, Ph.D. > University of California > Porter Faculty Services > Film and Digital Media Department > 1156 High Street > Santa Cruz, CA 95064 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > voice-mail: 831-459-1498 > > many years later, as he faced the firing squad, colonel aureliano buendía > was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to > discover ice. > > gabriel garcía márquez, *cien anos de soledad* > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]