The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye, 1996
A video-store clerk sets out to make a documentary about a forgotten Black actress from the 1930s credited only as 'The Watermelon Woman'.
Winner of the Berlin International Film Festival Teddy Award
- Year
- 1996
- Type
- Feature
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Running time
- 1 h 25 min
Where to watch
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Awards
- Berlin International Film FestivalTeddy Award1996
- National Film RegistrySelected for preservation2021
Cast and crew
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Writer
- Cheryl Dunye
- Producer
- Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz
- Cinematography
- Michelle Crenshaw
- Editor
- Annie Taylor, Cheryl Dunye
- Music
- Paul Shapiro
- Cheryl Dunye
- Guinevere Turner
- Valarie Walker
- Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
- Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
- Irene DunyeSelf
- Brian FreemanLee Edwards
- Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
- Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
- Camille PagliaSelf
- Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
- V.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer
