The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Rating
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1hr 25min
Director: Cheryl Dunye

Available  to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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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Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

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Guinevere Turner

Diana

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Valarie Walker

Tamara

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Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

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Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

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Irene Dunye

Self

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Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

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Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

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Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

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Camille Paglia

Self

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Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

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V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

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Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

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David Rakoff

Librarian

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Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

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Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

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Kat Robertson

Yvette

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Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

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Bill Wayterra

Photographer

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Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother

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Erin Cramer

Bride

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Wellington Love

Groom

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Toni Nash

Groom's Mother

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Zoe Goldberg

Little White Girl

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Calder Goldberg

Little White Boy

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Shanell Johnson

Little Black Girl 1

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Olivia Bokelman

Little Black Girl 2

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Madelyn Bokelman

Little Black Girl 3

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Barry Swimar

Relative in Yamulke

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Sara Vogt

"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

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Ana Margaret Sanchez

"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

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Eve Oishi

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Joy Malinowski

Emcee

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Anthony Christopher

Black Banker on the Street

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Suzi Nash

Black School Teacher on the Street

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Earl Pittman

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Jonathan Ellis

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T. LaMonte McKinnon

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S. Elizabeth Evans

Leather Girl on the Street

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Amadee Braxton

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Denise Sneed

Bus Stop Girl 2

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Robert Reid-Pharr

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David Hanson

Grungy White Boy

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Rita Porter

White Woman at Produce Truck

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Brian Baisemore

Produce Man

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Gail Lloyd

Diana's Black Date

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Tatum Kendall

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Tania Galloni

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Jake Carlo

White Boy Student

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Zanobia Webb

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Nana Korantemaa

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Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

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Virginia Manning

Annie's Girlfriend

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Patricia Ellis

Mrs. Page-Fletcher

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Lillie Hayes

Her Maid

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James Charles Roberts

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Robert Sciasci

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A. Ron Marigna

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Donnita Hamilton

June's Next Door Neighbor

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K. Brent Hill

J. Liberty Wells

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Jody Benjamin

Josie

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Claudine Benoit

Butch at Party

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Zoe Bissel

White Bar Dyke

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Anna Blume

Eleanor Van Clyde

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Mark Breitenberg

Claude Thornton

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Kenrick Cato

Ray Blake / NAACP

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Kristina Deutsch

Sandra Vincent

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Charlene Gilbert

Card Playing Dyke

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Reggie Griffin

Hambone Jones

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Valerie Manenti

Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

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Lilly Marnell

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Fawn McGee

Bobbi / Willa Clarke

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Darrell Moore

NAACP

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Luciana Moreira

Set Stylist

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L.M. Doria Roberts

Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

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Linda Salerno

Margaret Fitzgerald

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Carolyn Shapiro

White Actress

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Julia Zay

White Bar Dyke

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