The Watermelon Woman
6.9
72 Reviews
1997
1h 25min
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Storyline
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Released
March 1997
Runtime
1h 25min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Dancing Girl
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
Camille Paglia
Self
Toshi Reagon
Street Magician
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
David Rakoff
Librarian
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
K. Brent Hill
J.J. Liberty
Evan Jackson
Acting
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