The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997
1h 25m
6.8

6.8/10

112 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy Romance

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

Overview

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

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Dancing Girl
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvania pennsylvania, usa mockumentary race lgbt found footage woman director black history black lgbt philosophical old hollywood lesbian filmmaker adoring celebratory vibrant

Quick Facts

Release Date March 5, 1997
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0118125

Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker
Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries
Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie
V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Key Crew

Cheryl Dunye
Director
Michael Light
Executive Producer
Cheryl Dunye
Writer
Barry Swimar
Producer
Alexandra Juhasz
Producer