The Watermelon Woman
Drama Comedy Romance

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

⭐ 6.9/10 📅 1997 ⏱ 1h 25m Released

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 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

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