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The Watermelon Woman

03/05/1997

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1hr 25min

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Drama

,Comedy

,Romance

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

STORY

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

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • Guinevere Turner
  • Valarie Walker
  • Lisa Marie Bronson
  • Cheryl Clarke

    Directors

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • Elenie Mansalis
  • Sonya Klimuk
  • Renae Dinnerman
  • K. Brent Hill

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Dancing Girl

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Camille Paglia

Self

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

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