The Watermelon Woman
Film199785 min7.0/10 on TMDB
Directed by Cheryl Dunye
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
The story
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere TurnerDianaLisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune WalkerBrian Freeman
Brian FreemanLee EdwardsIra Jeffries
Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
Camille PagliaSelf
Sarah SchulmanCLIT ArchivistV.S. Brodie
V.S. BrodieKaraoke SingerExplore the crew
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Editor
- Annie Taylor
- Writer
- Cheryl Dunye
- Producer
- Alexandra Juhasz
- Director of Photography
- Michelle Crenshaw
- Original Music Composer
- Paul Shapiro
- Producer
- Barry Swimar
- Editor
- Cheryl Dunye