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Feature film — 1997

The Watermelon Woman (1997)

7.01h 25mDrama — Comedy — Romance

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

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A high-signal pick with 131 votes.

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Director: Cheryl Dunye

On screen

Cast & crew

Cheryl Dunye as Cheryl

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner as Diana

Guinevere Turner

Diana

V

Valarie Walker

Tamara

L

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke as June Walker

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

I

Irene Dunye

Self

B

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

I

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz as Martha Page

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia as Self

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

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