Movie
The Watermelon Woman
19971h 25m6.9 / 10
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.
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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Synopsis
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
More about The Watermelon Woman
Cast
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere TurnerDianaValarie WalkerTamara
Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune WalkerIrene DunyeSelf
Brian FreemanLee Edwards
Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
Credits
- Directed by
- Cheryl Dunye
- Written by
- Cheryl Dunye
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Dancing Girl
Themes
adoringblack historyblack lgbtcelebratoryfilmmakerfound footagelesbianlgbt
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