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The Watermelon Woman (1997)
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"Sometimes you have to create your own history."
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1 hr 25 min
Mar 5th, 1997
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Romance
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A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Starring
Cheryl Dunye
Guinevere Turner
Valarie Walker
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Writer
Cheryl Dunye
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C
Cheryl Dunye
as Cheryl
G
Guinevere Turner
as Diana
V
Valarie Walker
as Tamara
L
Lisa Marie Bronson
as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
C
Cheryl Clarke
as June Walker
I
Irene Dunye
as Self
C
Cheryl Dunye
Director
M
Mike Lemon
Casting
R
Robert Holtzman
Production Design
L
Luciana Moreira
Costume Design
S
Stacey Byers
Set Decoration
S
Solomon Wise
Costume Design
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Theatrical Release:
March 5th, 1997
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On DVD & Blu-ray:
May 9th, 2000
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Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Michael Light
Production Companies:
Dancing Girl
Movie Tags:
woman director
lgbt
adoring
philosophical
vibrant
celebratory
black lgbt
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