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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

19971h 25m
DramaComedyRomance

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

IMDb
7.1 /10
4,824 reviews
Letterboxd
4.1 /5
94,266 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes
92%57%
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Screening as part of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Cast

Cheryl DunyeGuinevere Turner

Cast

Cheryl DunyeGuinevere TurnerValarie WalkerLisa Marie BronsonCheryl ClarkeIrene Dunye

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