The Watermelon Woman Poster
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Lisa Marie BronsonFae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
Irene DunyeHerself
Toshi ReagonStreet Magician
Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
Gail LloydDiana's Black Date
Cheryl DunyeDirector
Cheryl DunyeWriter
Michelle CrenshawDirector of Photography
Paul ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
Barry SwimarProducer

The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl Dunye · 1996 · 85 minutes · USA
The Watermelon Woman Poster

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

Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Lisa Marie BronsonFae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
Irene DunyeHerself
Toshi ReagonStreet Magician
Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
Gail LloydDiana's Black Date
Cheryl DunyeDirector
Cheryl DunyeWriter
Michelle CrenshawDirector of Photography
Paul ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
Barry SwimarProducer
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