The Watermelon Woman

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The Watermelon Woman

Drama

Comedy

Romance

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Date: 03/05/1997

Rating: 6.9

Cast: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye, Brian Freeman, Ira Jeffries, Alexandra Juhasz, Camille Paglia, Sarah Schulman, V.S. Brodie, Shelley Olivier, David Rakoff, Toshi Reagon, Christopher Ridenhour, Kat Robertson, Jocelyn Taylor, Bill Wayterra, Elaine Freeman, Erin Cramer, Wellington Love, Toni Nash, Zoe Goldberg, Calder Goldberg, Shanell Johnson, Olivia Bokelman, Madelyn Bokelman, Barry Swimar, Sara Vogt, Ana Margaret Sanchez, Eve Oishi, Joy Malinowski, Anthony Christopher, Suzi Nash, Earl Pittman, Jonathan Ellis, T. LaMonte McKinnon, S. Elizabeth Evans, Amadee Braxton, Denise Sneed, Robert Reid-Pharr, David Hanson, Rita Porter, Brian Baisemore, Gail Lloyd, Tatum Kendall, Tania Galloni, Jake Carlo, Zanobia Webb, Nana Korantemaa, Nana Akousa Agyiriwah, Virginia Manning, Patricia Ellis, Lillie Hayes, James Charles Roberts, Robert Sciasci, A. Ron Marigna, Donnita Hamilton, K. Brent Hill, Jody Benjamin, Claudine Benoit, Zoe Bissel, Anna Blume, Mark Breitenberg, Kenrick Cato, Kristina Deutsch, Charlene Gilbert, Reggie Griffin, Valerie Manenti, Lilly Marnell, Fawn McGee, Darrell Moore, Luciana Moreira, L.M. Doria Roberts, Linda Salerno, Carolyn Shapiro, Julia Zay

Cheryl Dunye