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The Watermelon Woman(1997)
• Drama, Comedy, Romance • 1h 25m
6.8Play Video

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.

Director
Cheryl Dunye

Featured Cast (78)

Cheryl Dunye image
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner image
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker image
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson image
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke image
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye image
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman image
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries image
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz image
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page

Backgrounds (12)

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