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The Watermelon Woman
“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”
★ 6.9 Rating•85 min•1997
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Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
N/A
Valarie Walker
Tamara
N/A
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
N/A
Irene Dunye
Self
N/A
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
N/A
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
N/A
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
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Details
StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 5, 1997
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
GenresDrama, Comedy, Romance
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