The Watermelon Woman
1997 · 85 min
Drama · Comedy · Romance
★ 6.9Criterion
Trailer
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Crew
- Director Cheryl Dunye
- Writer Cheryl Dunye
- Director of Photography Michelle Crenshaw
Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
- V
Valarie Walker
Tamara
- L
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
- I
Irene Dunye
Self
- B
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
- I
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
- V
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Crew
- Director — Cheryl Dunye
- Writer — Cheryl Dunye
- Director of Photography — Michelle Crenshaw
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