The Film
The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
The Story
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Runtime
85 min
Released Mar 1997

Directed by
Cheryl Dunye
Written byCheryl Dunye
Marquee
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