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1997

The Watermelon Woman

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

Credits

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Producers

Michael Light , Alexandra Juhasz , Barry Swimar

Writer

Cheryl Dunye

Cinematographer

Michelle Crenshaw

Composer

Paul Shapiro

Cast

Cheryl Dunye , Guinevere Turner , Valarie Walker , Lisa Marie Bronson , Cheryl Clarke , Irene Dunye , Brian Freeman , Ira Jeffries , Alexandra Juhasz , Camille Paglia

Studio

Dancing Girl

Genres

Romance Drama Comedy

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Watermelon Woman (1997) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Watermelon Woman (1997) international poster - US
US international
The Watermelon Woman (1997) character poster - US
US character
The Watermelon Woman (1997) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Watermelon Woman (1997) imax poster - US
US imax

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