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69% Critic Match
The Watermelon Woman
“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”
6.9 / 10• 1997• 1h 25m•NR• English
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Cast & Crew
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Lead
Guinevere Turner
Diana
VW
Valarie Walker
Tamara
LM
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
ID
Irene Dunye
Self
BF
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
IJ
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cheryl Dunye's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Watermelon Woman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
