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The Watermelon Woman

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The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

6.9

1h 25m

1997

“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”

Synopsis

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Trailer

DramaComedyRomance

lgbtwoman directorblack lgbtphilosophicallesbianadoringcelebratoryvibrant

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Cast & Crew

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

as Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

as Diana

Valarie Walker

as Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

as June Walker

Irene Dunye

as Self

Brian Freeman

as Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

as Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

as Martha Page

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