The Watermelon Woman [1997]

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The Watermelon Woman

1997
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IMDb7.1/ 10(5k)
92%
6.8/ 10
DramaComedyRomance

Overview

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 & Crew

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

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

Shelley Olivier

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

Wellington Love

Wellington Love

Groom

Barry Swimar

Barry Swimar

Relative in Yamulke

Joy Malinowski

Joy Malinowski

Emcee

K. Brent Hill

K. Brent Hill

J. Liberty Wells

Anna Blume

Anna Blume

Eleanor Van Clyde

Kristina Deutsch

Kristina Deutsch

Sandra Vincent

Luciana Moreira

Luciana Moreira

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ABOUT THE movie

DIRECTOR

Cheryl Dunye

RATING

IMDB Icon7.1(5k)
92%
6.8

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Runtime

1hr 25min

Production Country

United States

RELEASE DATE

Mar 5, 1997

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