The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Released on
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Runtime
85 mins
(81 votes)

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

Cast

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • Guinevere Turner
  • Valarie Walker
  • Lisa Marie Bronson
  • Cheryl Clarke
  • Irene Dunye
  • Brian Freeman
  • Ira Jeffries
  • Alexandra Juhasz
  • Camille Paglia
  • Sarah Schulman
  • V.S. Brodie
  • Shelley Olivier
  • David Rakoff
  • Toshi Reagon
  • Christopher Ridenhour
  • Kat Robertson
  • Jocelyn Taylor
  • Bill Wayterra
  • Elaine Freeman
  • Erin Cramer
  • Wellington Love
  • Toni Nash
  • Zoe Goldberg
  • Calder Goldberg
  • Shanell Johnson
  • Olivia Bokelman
  • Madelyn Bokelman
  • Barry Swimar
  • Sara Vogt
  • Ana Margaret Sanchez
  • Eve Oishi
  • Joy Malinowski
  • Anthony Christopher
  • Suzi Nash
  • Earl Pittman
  • Jonathan Ellis
  • T. LaMonte McKinnon
  • S. Elizabeth Evans
  • Amadee Braxton
  • Denise Sneed
  • Robert Reid-Pharr
  • David Hanson
  • Rita Porter
  • Brian Baisemore
  • Gail Lloyd
  • Tatum Kendall
  • Tania Galloni
  • Jake Carlo
  • Zanobia Webb
  • Nana Korantemaa
  • Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
  • Virginia Manning
  • Patricia Ellis
  • Lillie Hayes
  • James Charles Roberts
  • Robert Sciasci
  • A. Ron Marigna
  • Donnita Hamilton
  • K. Brent Hill
  • Jody Benjamin
  • Claudine Benoit
  • Zoe Bissel
  • Anna Blume
  • Mark Breitenberg
  • Kenrick Cato
  • Kristina Deutsch
  • Charlene Gilbert
  • Reggie Griffin
  • Valerie Manenti
  • Lilly Marnell
  • Fawn McGee
  • Darrell Moore
  • Luciana Moreira
  • L.M. Doria Roberts
  • Linda Salerno
  • Carolyn Shapiro
  • Julia Zay

Director

  • Cheryl Dunye

Producers

  • Alexandra Juhasz
  • Barry Swimar

Screenwriter

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