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THE WATERMELON WOMAN

Movie1996DramaComedyRomance
HIGH FIVE
The Watermelon Woman

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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STATS

6PLAYED
6LANDED
0VETOED
0SAVED
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DIRECTED BY

Cheryl Dunye

WRITTEN BY

Cheryl DunyeDouglas McKeown

CAST

Sarah SchulmanAlexandra JuhaszCheryl ClarkeIrene DunyeChristopher Ridenhour

PRODUCTION

Dancing Girl

DRAFT APPEARANCES

(6)
10
Gay '90s mini-Mega
PICKED BY ADAM B. VARYEP. 378
2
Retail Hell
PICKED BY MIA LEE VICINOEP. 290
4
Lesbians mini-Mega
PICKED BY EMILY ST. JAMESEP. 285
2
Queer Comedy
PICKED BY KYLE TURNEREP. 266
5
Black Queer Films
PICKED BY TRE'VELL ANDERSONEP. 220
6
Queer Romance
PICKED BY DANIEL CROOKEEP. 35