The Watermelon Woman
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.
Details
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Cast
Alexandra Juhasz, Brian Freeman, Camille Paglia, Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye, David Rakoff, Guinevere Turner, Ira Jeffries, Irene Dunye, Lisa Marie Bronson, Sarah Schulman, Shelley Olivier, Toshi Reagon, V.S. Brodie, Valarie Walker
Country
United States of America
Release Year
1996
Runtime:
1h 25m
Budget:
1,989 USD
Release Date:
1997-03-05
Status:
Released
Tagline:
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
