The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
1997 · 1h 25m · Unrated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Cheryl Dunye
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Director and cast
- Cheryl Dunye Director
- 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
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