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1997

The Watermelon Woman

Directed by Cheryl Dunye
Sometimes you have to create your own history.

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

Duration

1h 25m

Released

March 5, 1997

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6.9

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Cast78

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • Guinevere Turner
  • Valarie Walker
  • Lisa Marie Bronson
  • Cheryl Clarke
  • Irene Dunye
  • Brian Freeman
  • Ira Jeffries
  • Alexandra Juhasz

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