The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1997-03-05
Runtime:
1h 25m
Director:
Cheryl Dunye
Writer:
Cheryl Dunye
Top Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Official Videos
BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)
A Flirty Customer
"I'm very attracted to you"
Cheryl Explains it All
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