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The Watermelon Woman
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Runtime
85 min
Status
Released
Language
EN
Popularity
4.79
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Writers
Cheryl Dunye

The Watermelon Woman

1996 · ⭐ 7 · Votes: 48
“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”
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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Genres

Drama Comedy Romance

Moods

Emotional Feel-Good

Cast

Brian Freeman Camille Paglia Cheryl Clarke Cheryl Dunye Christopher Ridenhour David Rakoff Gail Lloyd Guinevere Turner Irene Dunye K. Brent Hill Lisa Marie Bronson Sarah Schulman Shelley Olivier Toshi Reagon Valarie Walker

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