The Watermelon Woman
The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

6.8
1997
1h 25m
HD
DramaComedyRomance

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

Top Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

V

Valarie Walker

Tamara

L

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

I

Irene Dunye

Self

B

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

I

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

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