The Watermelon Woman (1997)

  • NR
  • 03/05/1997 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 25m

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.

Cheryl Dunye

Director, Writer

Cast

Cheryl Dunye's headshot

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl
Guinevere Turner's headshot

Guinevere Turner

Diana
Valarie Walker's headshot

Valarie Walker

Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson's headshot

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke's headshot

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker
Irene Dunye's headshot

Irene Dunye

Self
Brian Freeman's headshot

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries's headshot

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

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