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The Watermelon Woman (1997) — Ligoscope

The Watermelon Woman

Film · 1997

The Watermelon Woman

85 min · Directed by Cheryl Dunye

Drama Comedy Romance

6.9118
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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.

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

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

Kat Robertson

Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

Bill Wayterra

Photographer

Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother

Erin Cramer

Bride

Wellington Love

Groom

Toni Nash

Groom's Mother

Zoe Goldberg

Little White Girl

Crew

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Producer: Michael Light, Alexandra Juhasz, Barry Swimar, Cate Wilson
Writer: Cheryl Dunye
Casting: Mike Lemon, Keelyn Bradley, Sharon Levin Cohen
Editor: Annie Taylor, Cheryl Dunye
Cinematography: Michelle Crenshaw
Production Design: Robert Holtzman
Composer: Paul Shapiro
Costume: Solomon Wise, Luciana Moreira

Details

Studios: Dancing Girl
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: March 5, 1997

Themes

philadelphia, pennsylvaniapennsylvania, usamockumentaryracelgbtfound footagewoman directorblack historyblack lgbtphilosophicalold hollywoodlesbian

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