The Watermelon Woman

About The Watermelon Woman

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

The Watermelon Woman (1997) is a comedy romance film directed by Cheryl Dunye. Released in March 1997, it runs 85 minutes.

Cheryl Dunye takes the lead as Cheryl, Guinevere Turner as Diana, Valarie Walker as Tamara, and Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards. Written by Cheryl Dunye.

Members will find vibrant, lesbian, philosophical, and mockumentary in it.

Crush, The Celluloid Closet, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 make useful companions to The Watermelon Woman, all filed under adoring and celebratory. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 131 TMDB voters.