The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
DramaComedyRomance
6.9
6.91h 25m
March 5, 1997
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
V
Valarie Walker
Tamara
L
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
I
Irene Dunye
Self
B
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
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