The Watermelon Woman

Synopsis

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

Details

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Release

March 5, 1997

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

Dancing Girl

Runtime

1h 25m

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Where to watch

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Cast

• 
  Cheryl Dunye

  Cheryl
• 
  Guinevere Turner

  Diana
• Valarie Walker

  Tamara
• Lisa Marie Bronson

  Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
• 
  Cheryl Clarke

  June Walker
• Irene Dunye

  Self
• Brian Freeman

  Lee Edwards
• Ira Jeffries

  Shirley Hamilton
• 
  Alexandra Juhasz

  Martha Page
• 
  Camille Paglia

  Self
• 
  Sarah Schulman

  CLIT Archivist
• V.S. Brodie

  Karaoke Singer

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