"Sometimes you have to create your own history."
The Watermelon Woman
Movie1997•1sa 25dk•star6.9(119)•trending_up4
DramaComedyRomance
Director:Cheryl Dunye
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 5, 1997
Release Dates
Canada:
Premiere - Sep 7, 1996
Germany:
Premiere - Feb 7, 1996
Netherlands:
Theatrical - Jun 25, 2026 (12)
United States:
Premiere - May 8, 1996
Theatrical - Mar 5, 1997
Runtime1sa 25dk
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Cast
Featured Cast
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
