Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
The Watermelon Woman
“Sometimes you have to create your own history.”
1997
1h 25m
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: Cheryl Dunye
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Cast
20 people
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