CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 25m
The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

70%(131)IMDbDramaComedyRomance

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

Directed byCheryl Dunye

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
EN
Released
March 5, 1997
Studios
Dancing Girl

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Featuring

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10 credited
Starring
Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye
Written by
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye
Produced by
Barry Swimar
Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz

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