The Watermelon Woman
Movie
1996
1 HOUR 21 MINS
Comedy
LGBTQ
An aspiring black lesbian filmmaker researches an obscure 1940s black actress billed as the Watermelon Woman.
Cast & Crew
Cheryl Dunye Cheryl
Guinevere Turner Diana
Valarie Walker Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Toshi Reagon Street Magician
Camille Paglia Self
Sarah Schulman CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie Karaoke Singer
Jocelyn Taylor Stacey
Cheryl Dunye Director
Cheryl Dunye Writer
Barry Swimar Producer
Michael Light Executive Producer
Michelle Crenshaw Cinematography
Cheryl Dunye Film Editing
Annie Taylor Film Editing
Paul Shapiro Original Music
Robert "Ratface" Holtzman Production Design
Stacey Byers Set Decoration
Luciana Moreira Costume Design
Solomon Wise Costume Design
Gail Lloyd Casting
Mike Lemon Casting
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