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The Watermelon Woman

“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 130 votes

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

Director
Cheryl Dunye
Release date
Mar 5, 1997
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Watermelon Woman

  • Portrait of Cheryl Dunye

    Cheryl Dunye

    Cheryl

  • Portrait of Guinevere Turner

    Guinevere Turner

    Diana

  • Valarie Walker

    Tamara

  • Lisa Marie Bronson

    Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

  • Portrait of Cheryl Clarke

    Cheryl Clarke

    June Walker

  • Irene Dunye

    Self

  • Brian Freeman

    Lee Edwards

  • Ira Jeffries

    Shirley Hamilton

  • Portrait of Alexandra Juhasz

    Alexandra Juhasz

    Martha Page

  • Portrait of Camille Paglia

    Camille Paglia

    Self

  • Portrait of Sarah Schulman

    Sarah Schulman

    CLIT Archivist

  • V.S. Brodie

    Karaoke Singer

Where to Stream The Watermelon Woman by Country

United States
Streaming on KanopyRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on MUBIRent or buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
India
Streaming on MUBI
Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
Australia
Streaming on MUBI

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