The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

★ 6.9199785 minReleased

The Watermelon Woman (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.

Where to Watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Amazon Video

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Apple TV Store

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Google Play Movies

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YouTube

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Top Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

As Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

As Diana

Valarie Walker

As Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Lisa Marie Bronson

As Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

As June Walker

Irene Dunye

As Self

Brian Freeman

As Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

As Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

As Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

As Self

Genres

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Budget / Revenue

$0.0M / $0.0M

Production Companies

Dancing Girl.

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