A bigoted, white salesman (played by stand-up comedian Godfrey Cambridge) wakes up one morning to find he has become black. Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by Melvin Van Peebles’ next film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Watermelon Man has never felt more relevant than it does today.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition presentation
• Original mono audio
• Introduction by Melvin Van Peebles (2004, 5 mins)
• The Guardian Interview with Melvin Van Peebles (1996, 71 mins): archival audio recording of the filmmaker in conversation with broadcaster Darcus Howe at London’s National Film Theatre
• Image gallery: publicity and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing