The Watermelon Woman
1996· 85 min· United States
ComedyDramaRomance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Writer
- Cheryl Dunye, Douglas McKeown
- Released
- 5 Mar 1997
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- 4 wins
Cast
CD
Cheryl Dunye
GT
Guinevere Turner
VW
Valarie Walker
BF
Brian Freeman
IJ
Ira Jeffries
SS
Sarah Schulman
CP
Camille Paglia