Movie·1997·1h 25m
The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Producer
Michael Light, Barry Swimar
Cinematography
Michelle Crenshaw
Music
Paul Shapiro
Editor
Cheryl Dunye
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
115 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
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
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
// crew
Crew
Cheryl Dunye
Director, Writer, Editor
Michael Light
Executive Producer
Annie Taylor
Editor
Barry Swimar
Producer
Alexandra Juhasz
Producer
Paul Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Michelle Crenshaw
Director of Photography
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