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The Watermelon Woman
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The Watermelon Woman
The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye
Outfits from The Watermelon Woman (1996)
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LGBTQ Movie of the Day:
The Watermelon Woman
Description:
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Title: The Watermelon Woman
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Age Rating: 18
Release Date: 1996
Relationships: WLW (Sub-plot)
Representation: Lesbian
Running Time: 1h 30m
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Box Office: Unknown
Warnings: Sex, nudity, profanity, drug and alcohol use
Starring: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke
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stills from the watermelon woman (1996) dir. cheryl dunye
The Watermelon Woman (Movie)
1990s movie. Available on AppleTV, Prime Video, Mubi, Criterion Channel Comedy, drama, romance
Plot points:
Fiction
Amateur filmmaker
Interracial relationship dynamics
Social black issues
Black film history in Hollywood
Friendship
Interracial sapphic couple (primary); black sapphic couple (secondary)
Black main character
Black queer director (Cheryl Dunye)
The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, 1996)