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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
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Cheryl Dunye (writer)
Release Date:
5 March 1997 (USA)
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Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed...
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Lesbian
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Video Store
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Interracial
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2 wins
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Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman at the Redcat
(From Alternative Film Guide. 13 April 2009, 11:25 PM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 13 April 2009, 11:25 PM, PDT)
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a fantastic movie
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Cheryl Dunye | ... | Cheryl |
 | Guinevere Turner | ... | Diana |
| Valarie Walker | ... | Tamara |
| Lisa Marie Bronson | ... | Fae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards |
| Cheryl Clarke | ... | June Walker |
| Irene Dunye | ... | Herself |
| Brian Freeman | ... | Lee Edwards |
| Camille Paglia | ... | Herself |
| Sarah Schulman | ... | CLIT Archivist |
| V.S. Brodie | ... | Karaoke Singer |
| Shelley Olivier | ... | Annie Heath |
| Toshi Reagon | ... | Street Magician |
 | Emmy Collins | ... | Video Browser |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mickey Goldhaber | ... | Featured |
| K. Brent Hill | ... | J.J. Liberty |
| Gail Lloyd | ... | Diana's Black Date |
 | Kat Robertson | ... | Yvette |
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The scene from the faux-archival 1930s film, "Plantation Memories", was directed by Douglas McKeown and co-written by McKeown and Cheryl Dunye
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Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
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The movie centers around a young African-American lesbian,who is researching
a old time actress nicknamed"The Watermelon Womam"who is very similar to
her.This is a good film documentary.Ms.Dunn does a good job filming the movie along with making it work with the cast. This movie doesn't come up short to me,and serves its purpose.it never gets off the storyline,and has one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.The director challengers both race and sexuality makes this film more remarkable.Dealing
with the fact that she is having a relationship that is straining her friendship because of race. The director takes us into her point of view.Her lifestyle.Her way of thinking.And most of all,her life.Also learning about a woman who like her,had a inter race relationship,and who also was an actor.