The Watermelon Woman

Name: The Watermelon Woman
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1997-03-05
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

6.9(109 votes)

1h 25m

March 5, 1997

DramaComedyRomance

Overview

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Status

Released

Production Companies

Dancing Girl

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Cheryl Dunye

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Guinevere Turner

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Valarie Walker

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Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

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Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

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