The Watermelon Woman
(1997)

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

Released: 1997-03-05

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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

as Cheryl

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Guinevere Turner

as Diana

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Valarie Walker

as Tamara

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Lisa Marie Bronson

as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

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Cheryl Clarke

as June Walker

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Irene Dunye

as Self

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Brian Freeman

as Lee Edwards

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Ira Jeffries

as Shirley Hamilton

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Alexandra Juhasz

as Martha Page

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Camille Paglia

as Self

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Sarah Schulman

as CLIT Archivist

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V.S. Brodie

as Karaoke Singer

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Shelley Olivier

as Annie Heath

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David Rakoff

as Librarian

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Toshi Reagon

as Street Musician

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Christopher Ridenhour

as Bob

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Kat Robertson

as Yvette

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Jocelyn Taylor

as Stacey

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Bill Wayterra

as Photographer

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Elaine Freeman

as Bride's Mother

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Cheryl Dunye

Director

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Mike Lemon

Casting

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Jack A. Mehlbaum

Sound Recordist

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Stacey Byers

Set Decoration

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Luciana Moreira

Costume Design

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Robert Holtzman

Production Design

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Solomon Wise

Costume Design

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James R. Ford Jr.

Sound Editor

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Magali Taylor

Sound Editor

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Sharon Stein

Production Manager

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Joy Malinowski

Associate Producer

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Elenie Mansalis

Second Assistant Director

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Bill Coleman

Music Supervisor

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Missy Moyer

Location Manager

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Sonya Klimuk

Script Supervisor

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Ted Shields

Second Assistant Director

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Burke Moody

Co-Executive Producer

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Renae Dinnerman

Assistant Director

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Michael LaCorte

Second Second Assistant Director

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Tim Downs

Location Manager

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