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The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Drama, Comedy, Romance
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  •   1hr 25min
    05/03/1997

    • 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.

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    • The Watermelon Woman (1997)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

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    The Watermelon Woman (1997)

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    Good Storyline
    Nice Direction
    Superb Performances
    Nice Visuals
    Great Music
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    Passable Entertainer
    Could Be Better
    Predictable Plot
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Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

Kat Robertson

Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

Bill Wayterra

Photographer

Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother

Erin Cramer

Bride

Wellington Love

Groom

Toni Nash

Groom's Mother

Zoe Goldberg

Little White Girl

Calder Goldberg

Little White Boy

Shanell Johnson

Little Black Girl 1

Olivia Bokelman

Little Black Girl 2

Madelyn Bokelman

Little Black Girl 3

Barry Swimar

Relative in Yamulke

Sara Vogt

"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

Ana Margaret Sanchez

"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

Eve Oishi

Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

Joy Malinowski

Emcee

Anthony Christopher

Black Banker on the Street

Suzi Nash

Black School Teacher on the Street

Earl Pittman

Sorry Rosie 1

Jonathan Ellis

Sorry Rosie 2

T. LaMonte McKinnon

Sorry Rosie 3

S. Elizabeth Evans

Leather Girl on the Street

Amadee Braxton

Bus Stop Girl 1

Denise Sneed

Bus Stop Girl 2

Robert Reid-Pharr

Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

David Hanson

Grungy White Boy

Rita Porter

White Woman at Produce Truck

Brian Baisemore

Produce Man

Gail Lloyd

Diana's Black Date

Tatum Kendall

White Girl Student 1

Tania Galloni

White Girl Student 2

Jake Carlo

White Boy Student

Zanobia Webb

Poet

Nana Korantemaa

Drummer

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Percussionist

Virginia Manning

Annie's Girlfriend

Patricia Ellis

Mrs. Page-Fletcher

Lillie Hayes

Her Maid

James Charles Roberts

Newsreel Narrator (voice)

Robert Sciasci

Police Officer

A. Ron Marigna

Police Officer

Donnita Hamilton

June's Next Door Neighbor

K. Brent Hill

J. Liberty Wells

Jody Benjamin

Josie

Claudine Benoit

Butch at Party

Zoe Bissel

White Bar Dyke

Anna Blume

Eleanor Van Clyde

Mark Breitenberg

Claude Thornton

Kenrick Cato

Ray Blake / NAACP

Kristina Deutsch

Sandra Vincent

Charlene Gilbert

Card Playing Dyke

Reggie Griffin

Hambone Jones

Valerie Manenti

Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

Lilly Marnell

Femme at Party

Fawn McGee

Bobbi / Willa Clarke

Darrell Moore

NAACP

Luciana Moreira

Set Stylist

L.M. Doria Roberts

Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

Linda Salerno

Margaret Fitzgerald

Carolyn Shapiro

White Actress

Julia Zay

White Bar Dyke

Crew

Cheryl Dunye

Directing

Mike Lemon

Production

Jack A. Mehlbaum

Sound

Stacey Byers

Art

Luciana Moreira

Costume & Make-Up

Robert Holtzman

Art

Solomon Wise

Costume & Make-Up

James R. Ford Jr.

Sound

Magali Taylor

Sound

Sharon Stein

Acting

Joy Malinowski

Production

Elenie Mansalis

Directing

Bill Coleman

Sound

Missy Moyer

Production

Sonya Klimuk

Directing

Ted Shields

Crew

Burke Moody

Production

Renae Dinnerman

Directing

Michael LaCorte

Art

Tim Downs

Production

Michael Light

Production

Annie Taylor

Production

Annie Taylor

Production

Duana C. Butler

Production

Andrew Reed Conner

Lighting

James R. Ford Jr.

Sound

Gail Lloyd

Crew

Sharon Levin Cohen

Production

S. Madison Bédard

Sound

Gail Lloyd

Crew

Pamela Turchin

Production

Christopher Leo Daniels

Crew

Burke Moody

Production

Stephen C. Rocamboli

Sound

Dave Rainey

Sound

Burke Moody

Production

Magali Taylor

Sound

Kevin Boyle

Camera

Sarah Vogt

Costume & Make-Up

Keelyn Bradley

Production

K. Brent Hill

Directing

Jeff Kahn

Camera

Justiana Birzin

Crew

Cheryl Dunye

Directing

Barry Swimar

Production

Cheryl Dunye

Directing

Alexandra Juhasz

Directing

Paul Shapiro

Sound

Cate Wilson

Production

Michelle Crenshaw

Camera

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