The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

The Watermelon Woman

Drama|

Comedy|

Romance|

6/10

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

Cheryl Dunye

Guinevere Turner

Valarie Walker

Lisa Marie Bronson

Cheryl Clarke

Irene Dunye

Brian Freeman

Ira Jeffries

Alexandra Juhasz

Camille Paglia

Sarah Schulman

V.S. Brodie

Shelley Olivier

David Rakoff

Toshi Reagon

Christopher Ridenhour

Kat Robertson

Jocelyn Taylor

Bill Wayterra

Elaine Freeman

Erin Cramer

Wellington Love

Toni Nash

Zoe Goldberg

Calder Goldberg

Shanell Johnson

Olivia Bokelman

Madelyn Bokelman

Barry Swimar

Sara Vogt

Ana Margaret Sanchez

Eve Oishi

Joy Malinowski

Anthony Christopher

Suzi Nash

Earl Pittman

Jonathan Ellis

T. LaMonte McKinnon

S. Elizabeth Evans

Amadee Braxton

Denise Sneed

Robert Reid-Pharr

David Hanson

Rita Porter

Brian Baisemore

Gail Lloyd

Tatum Kendall

Tania Galloni

Jake Carlo

Zanobia Webb

Nana Korantemaa

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Virginia Manning

Patricia Ellis

Lillie Hayes

James Charles Roberts

Robert Sciasci

A. Ron Marigna

Donnita Hamilton

K. Brent Hill

Jody Benjamin

Claudine Benoit

Zoe Bissel

Anna Blume

Mark Breitenberg

Kenrick Cato

Kristina Deutsch

Charlene Gilbert

Reggie Griffin

Valerie Manenti

Lilly Marnell

Fawn McGee

Darrell Moore

Luciana Moreira

L.M. Doria Roberts

Linda Salerno

Carolyn Shapiro

Julia Zay