The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Name: The Watermelon Woman
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1997-03-05
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

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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Released 1997-03-05 · 85 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance

Directed by Cheryl Dunye

Cast

Cheryl Dunye as Cheryl
Guinevere Turner as Diana
Valarie Walker as Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke as June Walker
Irene Dunye as Self
Brian Freeman as Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries as Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz as Martha Page
Camille Paglia as Self
Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie as Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath
David Rakoff as Librarian
Toshi Reagon as Street Musician