Overview
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
Guinevere Turner
Diana
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Valarie Walker
Tamara
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Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
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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Movie Info
Release Date
March 5, 1997
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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