Synopsis
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Movie Information
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Writers
- Cheryl Dunye
- Release Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 85 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (125 votes)
Top 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
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