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    The Watermelon Woman

    85'

    1997-03-05

    7

    Sometimes you have to create your own history.

    Drama,Comedy,Romance

    Overview:

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

    DirectingCheryl DunyeWritingCheryl Dunye

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    Cast

    1

    Cheryl

    Cheryl Dunye

    1

    Diana

    Guinevere Turner

    1

    Tamara

    Valarie Walker

    1

    Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

    Lisa Marie Bronson

    1

    June Walker

    Cheryl Clarke

    1

    Self

    Irene Dunye

    1

    Lee Edwards

    Brian Freeman

    1

    Shirley Hamilton

    Ira Jeffries

    1

    Martha Page

    Alexandra Juhasz

    1

    Self

    Camille Paglia

    1

    CLIT Archivist

    Sarah Schulman

    1

    Karaoke Singer

    V.S. Brodie

    1

    Annie Heath

    Shelley Olivier

    1

    Librarian

    David Rakoff

    1

    Street Musician

    Toshi Reagon

    1

    Bob

    Christopher Ridenhour

    1

    Yvette

    Kat Robertson

    1

    Stacey

    Jocelyn Taylor

    1

    Photographer

    Bill Wayterra

    1

    Bride's Mother

    Elaine Freeman

    1

    Bride

    Erin Cramer

    1

    Groom

    Wellington Love

    1

    Groom's Mother

    Toni Nash

    1

    Little White Girl

    Zoe Goldberg

    1

    Little White Boy

    Calder Goldberg

    1

    Little Black Girl 1

    Shanell Johnson

    1

    Little Black Girl 2

    Olivia Bokelman

    1

    Little Black Girl 3

    Madelyn Bokelman

    1

    Relative in Yamulke

    Barry Swimar

    1

    "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

    Sara Vogt

    1

    "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

    Ana Margaret Sanchez

    1

    Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

    Eve Oishi

    1

    Emcee

    Joy Malinowski

    1

    Black Banker on the Street

    Anthony Christopher

    1

    Black School Teacher on the Street

    Suzi Nash

    1

    Sorry Rosie 1

    Earl Pittman

    1

    Sorry Rosie 2

    Jonathan Ellis

    1

    Sorry Rosie 3

    T. LaMonte McKinnon

    1

    Leather Girl on the Street

    S. Elizabeth Evans

    1

    Bus Stop Girl 1

    Amadee Braxton

    1

    Bus Stop Girl 2

    Denise Sneed

    1

    Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

    Robert Reid-Pharr

    1

    Grungy White Boy

    David Hanson

    1

    White Woman at Produce Truck

    Rita Porter

    1

    Produce Man

    Brian Baisemore

    1

    Diana's Black Date

    Gail Lloyd

    1

    White Girl Student 1

    Tatum Kendall

    1

    White Girl Student 2

    Tania Galloni

    1

    White Boy Student

    Jake Carlo

    1

    Poet

    Zanobia Webb

    1

    Drummer

    Nana Korantemaa

    1

    Percussionist

    Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

    1

    Annie's Girlfriend

    Virginia Manning

    1

    Mrs. Page-Fletcher

    Patricia Ellis

    1

    Her Maid

    Lillie Hayes

    1

    Newsreel Narrator (voice)

    James Charles Roberts

    1

    Police Officer

    Robert Sciasci

    1

    Police Officer

    A. Ron Marigna

    1

    June's Next Door Neighbor

    Donnita Hamilton

    1

    J. Liberty Wells

    K. Brent Hill

    1

    Josie

    Jody Benjamin

    1

    Butch at Party

    Claudine Benoit

    1

    White Bar Dyke

    Zoe Bissel

    1

    Eleanor Van Clyde

    Anna Blume

    1

    Claude Thornton

    Mark Breitenberg

    1

    Ray Blake / NAACP

    Kenrick Cato

    1

    Sandra Vincent

    Kristina Deutsch

    1

    Card Playing Dyke

    Charlene Gilbert

    1

    Hambone Jones

    Reggie Griffin

    1

    Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

    Valerie Manenti

    1

    Femme at Party

    Lilly Marnell

    1

    Bobbi / Willa Clarke

    Fawn McGee

    1

    NAACP

    Darrell Moore

    1

    Set Stylist

    Luciana Moreira

    1

    Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

    L.M. Doria Roberts

    1

    Margaret Fitzgerald

    Linda Salerno

    1

    White Actress

    Carolyn Shapiro

    1

    White Bar Dyke

    Julia Zay

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Dancing Girl
    • Vote Count: 131
    • Popularity: 1.1931
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Watermelon Woman

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