The Watermelon Woman poster

The Watermelon Woman( 1997)

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Sometimes you have to create your own history.

Overview

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

    Top Billed Cast

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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

      Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

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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

      Sorry Rosie 1

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      Jonathan Ellis

      Sorry Rosie 2

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      T. LaMonte McKinnon

      Sorry Rosie 3

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      S. Elizabeth Evans

      Leather Girl on the Street

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      Amadee Braxton

      Bus Stop Girl 1

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      Denise Sneed

      Bus Stop Girl 2

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      Robert Reid-Pharr

      Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

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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

      White Girl Student 1

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      Tania Galloni

      White Girl Student 2

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      Jake Carlo

      White Boy Student

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      Zanobia Webb

      Poet

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      Nana Korantemaa

      Drummer

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      Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

      Percussionist

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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

      Newsreel Narrator (voice)

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      Robert Sciasci

      Police Officer

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      A. Ron Marigna

      Police Officer

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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

      Femme at Party

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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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • lgbt
    • woman director
    • black lgbt
    • philosophical
    • adoring
    • celebratory
    • vibrant