The Watermelon Woman

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

6.9

1997

85 min

Overview

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

Cheryl

Diana

Tamara

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

June Walker

Self

Lee Edwards

Shirley Hamilton

Martha Page

Self

Status

Released

Type

Movie

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Genres

DramaComedyRomance