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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed... See full summary » Director:Cheryl DunyeWriter:Cheryl Dunye |
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Cheryl Dunye | ... |
Cheryl
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Diana
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Valarie Walker | ... |
Tamara
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Lisa Marie Bronson | ... |
Fae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards
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Cheryl Clarke | ... |
June Walker
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Irene Dunye | ... |
Herself
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Brian Freeman | ... |
Lee Edwards
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Camille Paglia | ... |
Herself
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Sarah Schulman | ... |
CLIT Archivist
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V.S. Brodie | ... |
Karaoke Singer
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Shelley Olivier | ... |
Annie Heath
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Toshi Reagon | ... |
Street Magician
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Mickey Goldhaber | ... |
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J.J. Liberty
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Storyline
Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed by a film project: to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who appeared in films in the 30s and was known as the Watermelon Woman. Following various leads, Cheryl discovers the Watermelon Woman's stage name and real name and surmises that the actress had a long affair with Martha Page, a White woman and one of Hollywood's few female directors. As she's discovering these things, Cheryl becomes involved with Diana, who's also White. The affair strains Cheryl's friendship with Tamara. More discoveries bring Cheryl (and us, her audience) to new realizations. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Street Magician: No ma'am, I'm a magician.
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obscure actress who inspired her, ends with these printed words:
"Sometimes you have to create your own history. The Watermelon Woman is
fiction. Cheryl Dunye, 1996" See more »
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According to writer/director Cheryl Dunye, much about the character she plays in the film is autobiographical, but the historical references to the Watermelon Woman are fictional: "The Watermelon Woman came from the real lack of any information about the lesbian and film history of African-American women. Since it wasn't happening, I invented it." See more »Quotes
Cheryl: Hey! Hey, you're Martin Pumphrey!Street Magician: No ma'am, I'm a magician.
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Crazy Credits
The film, which seems to be a documentary about Cheryl's search for theobscure actress who inspired her, ends with these printed words:
"Sometimes you have to create your own history. The Watermelon Woman is
fiction. Cheryl Dunye, 1996" See more »
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