"Sometimes you have to create your own history." 05 March 1997 Drama, Comedy, Romance 85 mins
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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Cheryl Dunye as Cheryl
Guinevere Turner as Diana
Valarie Walker as Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke as June Walker
Irene Dunye as Self
Brian Freeman as Lee Edwards
Alexandra Juhasz as Martha Page
Camille Paglia as Self
Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie as Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath
David Rakoff as Librarian
Toshi Reagon as Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour as Bob
Kat Robertson as Yvette
Cheryl Dunye Director
Mike Lemon Casting
Jack A. Mehlbaum Sound Recordist
Stacey Byers Set Decoration
Luciana Moreira Costume Design
Robert Holtzman Production Design
Solomon Wise Costume Design
James R. Ford Jr. Sound Editor
Magali Taylor Sound Editor
Sharon Stein Production Manager
Joy Malinowski Associate Producer
Elenie Mansalis Second Assistant Director
Bill Coleman Music Supervisor
Missy Moyer Location Manager
Sonya Klimuk Script Supervisor
Ted Shields Second Assistant Director
Canada 07 September 1996
Germany 07 February 1996
Netherlands 25 June 2026
United States 08 May 1996
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The Watermelon Woman Trailer (1996
Clip from the restored version of THE WATERMELON WOMAN by Cheryl Dunye. Featuring Guinevere Turner.
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Clip from the restored version of THE WATERMELON WOMAN by Cheryl Dunye.
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