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The Watermelon Woman

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

1997 6.9 1h 25m IMDb

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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

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Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

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Valarie Walker

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Lisa Marie Bronson

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

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Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

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Sarah Schulman

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V.S. Brodie

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Shelley Olivier

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

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