Basic Info
Release: March 05, 1997
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (105 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Trailer (YouTube)
BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A (YouTube)
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996) (YouTube)
A Flirty Customer (YouTube)
"I'm very attracted to you" (YouTube)
Cheryl Explains it All (YouTube)
The Watermelon Woman
1997
85 min
⭐ 6.8/10
105 votes
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
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
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Crew
Cheryl Dunye
Director
Michael Light
Executive Producer
Cheryl Dunye
Writer
Alexandra Juhasz
Producer
Barry Swimar
Producer
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