Film·1997·1h 25m

The Watermelon Woman

DramaComedyRomance

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

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12 credited

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere Turner
Guinevere TurnerDiana
Valarie Walker
Valarie WalkerTamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
Irene Dunye
Irene DunyeSelf
Brian Freeman
Brian FreemanLee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
Camille Paglia
Camille PagliaSelf
Sarah Schulman
Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
V.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer

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