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The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye.
The Watermelon Woman: Directed by Cheryl Dunye. With Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson. A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Sep 29, 2016 · The Watermelon Woman Trailer (1996) Janee doan. 870 subscribers. Subscribed. 805. 71K views 7 years ago.
An aspiring black lesbian filmmaker researches an obscure 1940s black actress billed as the Watermelon Woman.
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- Comedy, LGBTQ+
Balancing breezy romantic comedy with a serious inquiry into the history of Black and queer women in Hollywood, The Watermelon Woman slyly rewrites long-standing constructions of race and sexuality on-screen, introducing an important voice in American cinema.
Jul 22, 2020 · leads, Cheryl discovers the Watermelon Woman's stage name and real name and surmises that the actress had a long affair with Martha Page, a White woman and one of Hollywood's few female directors.
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes. Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed by a film project: to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who appeared in films in the ...
