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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

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

DramaComedyRomance

Release: 1997-03-05Runtime: 85 minRating: 6.8 (112)

Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Crew

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Director

Mike Lemon

Casting

Jack A. Mehlbaum

Sound Recordist

Stacey Byers

Set Decoration

Luciana Moreira

Costume Design

Robert Holtzman

Production Design

Solomon Wise

Costume Design

James R. Ford Jr.

Sound Editor

Magali Taylor

Sound Editor

Sharon Stein

Production Manager

Clips & Videos

Trailer

Trailer

BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A

BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A

Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

A Flirty Customer

A Flirty Customer

"I'm very attracted to you"

"I'm very attracted to you"