Film · 1997
The Watermelon Woman
85 minReleased
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”
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Cheryl Dunye · CherylGuinevere Turner · DianaValarie Walker · TamaraLisa Marie Bronson · Fae "The Watermelon Woman" RichardsCheryl Clarke · June WalkerIrene Dunye · SelfBrian Freeman · Lee EdwardsIra Jeffries · Shirley Hamilton
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