The Watermelon Woman (1997)

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

19971h 25mDramaComedyRomance

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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Cast

Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere TurnerDiana
VValarie WalkerTamara
LLisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
IIrene DunyeSelf
BBrian FreemanLee Edwards
IIra JeffriesShirley Hamilton
Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
Camille PagliaSelf
Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
VV.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer
SShelley OlivierAnnie Heath
David RakoffLibrarian
TToshi ReagonStreet Musician
CChristopher RidenhourBob
KKat RobertsonYvette
Jocelyn TaylorStacey

Crew

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writers: Cheryl Dunye
Producers: Michael Light Alexandra Juhasz Barry Swimar
Music: Paul Shapiro
Cinematography: Michelle Crenshaw
Editing: Annie Taylor Cheryl Dunye

Details

Released: March 5, 1997
Language: English
Studio: Dancing Girl
IMDb: tt0118125