| The Watermelon Woman | |||||
| First Run Features (1996) | |||||
| Drama, History, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance | |||||
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#602 |
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7*
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| Cheryl Dunye | Cheryl | |
| Guinevere Turner | Diana | |
| Valarie Walker | Tamara | |
| Lisa Marie Bronson | Fae Richards | |
| Cheryl Clarke | June Walker | |
| Irene Dunye | Herself | |
| Brian Freeman | Lee Edwards | |
| Camille Paglia | Herself | |
| Sarah Schulman | CLIT Archivist | |
| V.S. Brodie | Karaoke Singer | |
| Shelley Olivier | Annie Heath | |
| Toshi Reagon | Street Magician | |
| Lisa Marie Bronson | Fae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards | |
| Emmy Collins | Video Browser | |
| Mickey Goldhaber | Featured | |
| K. Brent Hill | J.J. Liberty | |
| Alexandra Juhasz | Martha Page | |
| Gail Lloyd | Diana's Black Date | |
| Christopher Mann | Himself | |
| Kat Robertson | Yvette | |
| Orion McCabe | Video Browser |
| Director/Choreographer |
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| Producer |
Alexandra Juhasz
Barry Swimar Marc Smolowitz |
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| Writer/Composer |
Cheryl Dunye
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| Cinematography |
Michelle Crenshaw
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| Music |
Paul Shapiro
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Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by an "out" black lesbian. |
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