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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1997-03-05
- video_camera_front Companies Dancing Girl
- timer Runtime: 85 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 81 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0118125
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BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)
A Flirty Customer
"I'm very attracted to you"
Cheryl Explains it All
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Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
Bill Wayterra
Photographer
Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother
Erin Cramer
Bride
Wellington Love
Groom
Toni Nash
Groom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg
Little White Girl
Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy
Shanell Johnson
Little Black Girl 1
Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Girl 2
Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Girl 3
Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamulke
Sara Vogt
"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Joy Malinowski
Emcee
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the Street
Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher on the Street
Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on the Street
Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
Rita Porter
White Woman at Produce Truck
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date
Tatum Kendall
White Girl Student 1
Tania Galloni
White Girl Student 2
Jake Carlo
White Boy Student
Zanobia Webb
Poet
Nana Korantemaa
Drummer
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Percussionist
Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfriend
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletcher
Lillie Hayes
Her Maid
James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrator (voice)
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Neighbor
K. Brent Hill
J. Liberty Wells
Jody Benjamin
Josie
Claudine Benoit
Butch at Party
Zoe Bissel
White Bar Dyke
Anna Blume
Eleanor Van Clyde
Mark Breitenberg
Claude Thornton
Kenrick Cato
Ray Blake / NAACP
Kristina Deutsch
Sandra Vincent
Charlene Gilbert
Card Playing Dyke
Reggie Griffin
Hambone Jones
Valerie Manenti
Rent Party and White Bar Dyke
Lilly Marnell
Femme at Party
Fawn McGee
Bobbi / Willa Clarke
Darrell Moore
NAACP
Luciana Moreira
Set Stylist
L.M. Doria Roberts
Reba Richards / Banana Skirt
Linda Salerno
Margaret Fitzgerald
Carolyn Shapiro
White Actress
Julia Zay
White Bar Dyke
groups Crew
Cheryl Dunye
Director
Mike Lemon
Casting
Robert Holtzman
Production Design
Luciana Moreira
Costume Design
Stacey Byers
Set Decoration
Solomon Wise
Costume Design
James R. Ford Jr.
Sound Editor
Magali Taylor
Sound Editor
Jack A. Mehlbaum
Sound Recordist
Michael Light
Executive Producer
Annie Taylor
Co-Executive Producer
Burke Moody
Co-Executive Producer
Annie Taylor
Editor
Joy Malinowski
Associate Producer
Bill Coleman
Music Supervisor
Sharon Stein
Production Manager
Renae Dinnerman
Assistant Director
Ted Shields
Second Assistant Director
Elenie Mansalis
Second Assistant Director
Michael LaCorte
Second Second Assistant Director
Tim Downs
Location Manager
Missy Moyer
Location Manager
Sonya Klimuk
Script Supervisor
Duana C. Butler
Production Coordinator
Kevin Boyle
Assistant Camera
Christopher Leo Daniels
Second Assistant Camera
Andrew Reed Conner
Gaffer
Jeff Kahn
Best Boy Grip
Burke Moody
Post Production Supervisor
Magali Taylor
Additional Editor
Burke Moody
Additional Editor
James R. Ford Jr.
Associate Editor
Stephen C. Rocamboli
Music Coordinator
S. Madison Bédard
Music Coordinator
Dave Rainey
Boom Operator
Sarah Vogt
Wardrobe Assistant
Gail Lloyd
Casting Director
Gail Lloyd
Boom Operator
Keelyn Bradley
Casting
Sharon Levin Cohen
Casting
K. Brent Hill
Extras Casting
Pamela Turchin
Production Office Coordinator
Justiana Birzin
Craft Service
Cheryl Dunye
Writer
Paul Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Alexandra Juhasz
Producer
Barry Swimar
Producer
Cate Wilson
Co-Producer
Michelle Crenshaw
Director of Photography
Cheryl Dunye
Editor
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