The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
6.9
125 votes
1997
1h 25m
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.
Directed by Cheryl Dunye
Top cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
DianaV
Valarie Walker
TamaraL
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June WalkerI
Irene Dunye
SelfB
Brian Freeman
Lee EdwardsI
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT ArchivistV
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke SingerS
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
LibrarianT
Toshi Reagon
Street MusicianC
Christopher Ridenhour
BobK
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
StaceyB
Bill Wayterra
PhotographerE
Elaine Freeman
Bride's MotherDetails
Status
Released
Release date
March 5, 1997
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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