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The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Mar 5, 1997 · 1h 25m
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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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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
Directed by
Cheryl Dunye
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Dancing Girl
Country
US
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