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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

6.9/10 1997 1h 25m Released
DramaComedyRomance

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

Director: Cheryl Dunye
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Top Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
 Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner
Diana
 Valarie Walker
Valarie Walker
Tamara
 Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Wo
 Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
 Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye
Self
 Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
 Ira Jeffries
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
 Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
 Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia
Self
 Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
 V.S. Brodie
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer

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