The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1997-03-05
  • User Rating: 6.92/10 from 81 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Dancing Girl
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Cheryl Dunye
star 6.92/10
From 81 Ratings

Summary

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

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  • Cheryl Dunye

    as Cheryl

  • Guinevere Turner

    as Diana

  • Valarie Walker

    as Tamara

  • Lisa Marie Bronson

    as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

  • Cheryl Clarke

    as June Walker

  • Irene Dunye

    as Self

  • Brian Freeman

    as Lee Edwards

  • Ira Jeffries

    as Shirley Hamilton

  • Alexandra Juhasz

    as Martha Page

  • Camille Paglia

    as Self

  • Sarah Schulman

    as CLIT Archivist

  • V.S. Brodie

    as Karaoke Singer

  • Shelley Olivier

    as Annie Heath

  • David Rakoff

    as Librarian

  • Toshi Reagon

    as Street Musician

  • Christopher Ridenhour

    as Bob

  • Kat Robertson

    as Yvette

  • Jocelyn Taylor

    as Stacey

  • Bill Wayterra

    as Photographer

  • Elaine Freeman

    as Bride's Mother

  • Erin Cramer

    as Bride

  • Wellington Love

    as Groom

  • Toni Nash

    as Groom's Mother

  • Zoe Goldberg

    as Little White Girl

  • Calder Goldberg

    as Little White Boy

  • Shanell Johnson

    as Little Black Girl 1

  • Olivia Bokelman

    as Little Black Girl 2

  • Madelyn Bokelman

    as Little Black Girl 3

  • Barry Swimar

    as Relative in Yamulke

  • Sara Vogt

    as "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

  • Ana Margaret Sanchez

    as "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

  • Eve Oishi

    as Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

  • Joy Malinowski

    as Emcee

  • Anthony Christopher

    as Black Banker on the Street

  • Suzi Nash

    as Black School Teacher on the Street

  • Earl Pittman

    as Sorry Rosie 1

  • Jonathan Ellis

    as Sorry Rosie 2

  • T. LaMonte McKinnon

    as Sorry Rosie 3

  • S. Elizabeth Evans

    as Leather Girl on the Street

  • Amadee Braxton

    as Bus Stop Girl 1

  • Denise Sneed

    as Bus Stop Girl 2

  • Robert Reid-Pharr

    as Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

  • David Hanson

    as Grungy White Boy

  • Rita Porter

    as White Woman at Produce Truck

  • Brian Baisemore

    as Produce Man

  • Gail Lloyd

    as Diana's Black Date

  • Tatum Kendall

    as White Girl Student 1

  • Tania Galloni

    as White Girl Student 2

  • Jake Carlo

    as White Boy Student

  • Zanobia Webb

    as Poet

  • Nana Korantemaa

    as Drummer

  • Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

    as Percussionist

  • Virginia Manning

    as Annie's Girlfriend

  • Patricia Ellis

    as Mrs. Page-Fletcher

  • Lillie Hayes

    as Her Maid

  • James Charles Roberts

    as Newsreel Narrator (voice)

  • Robert Sciasci

    as Police Officer

  • A. Ron Marigna

    as Police Officer

  • Donnita Hamilton

    as June's Next Door Neighbor

  • K. Brent Hill

    as J. Liberty Wells

  • Jody Benjamin

    as Josie

  • Claudine Benoit

    as Butch at Party

  • Zoe Bissel

    as White Bar Dyke

  • Anna Blume

    as Eleanor Van Clyde

  • Mark Breitenberg

    as Claude Thornton

  • Kenrick Cato

    as Ray Blake / NAACP

  • Kristina Deutsch

    as Sandra Vincent

  • Charlene Gilbert

    as Card Playing Dyke

  • Reggie Griffin

    as Hambone Jones

  • Valerie Manenti

    as Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

  • Lilly Marnell

    as Femme at Party

  • Fawn McGee

    as Bobbi / Willa Clarke

  • Darrell Moore

    as NAACP

  • Luciana Moreira

    as Set Stylist

  • L.M. Doria Roberts

    as Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

  • Linda Salerno

    as Margaret Fitzgerald

  • Carolyn Shapiro

    as White Actress

  • Julia Zay

    as White Bar Dyke
Directing Cheryl Dunye Director
Production Mike Lemon Casting
Sound Jack A. Mehlbaum Sound Recordist
Art Stacey Byers Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Luciana Moreira Costume Design
Art Robert Holtzman Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Solomon Wise Costume Design
Sound James R. Ford Jr. Sound Editor
Sound Magali Taylor Sound Editor
Production Sharon Stein Production Manager
Production Joy Malinowski Associate Producer
Directing Elenie Mansalis Second Assistant Director
Sound Bill Coleman Music Supervisor
Production Missy Moyer Location Manager
Directing Sonya Klimuk Script Supervisor
Directing Ted Shields Second Assistant Director
Production Burke Moody Co-Executive Producer
Directing Renae Dinnerman Assistant Director
Directing Michael LaCorte Second Second Assistant Director
Production Tim Downs Location Manager
Production Michael Light Executive Producer
Production Annie Taylor Co-Executive Producer
Editing Annie Taylor Editor
Production Duana C. Butler Production Coordinator
Lighting Andrew Reed Conner Gaffer
Editing James R. Ford Jr. Associate Editor
Sound Gail Lloyd Boom Operator
Production Sharon Levin Cohen Casting
Sound S. Madison Bédard Music Coordinator
Production Gail Lloyd Casting Director
Production Pamela Turchin Production Office Coordinator
Camera Christopher Leo Daniels Second Assistant Camera
Editing Burke Moody Additional Editor
Sound Stephen C. Rocamboli Music Coordinator
Sound Dave Rainey Boom Operator
Crew Burke Moody Post Production Supervisor
Editing Magali Taylor Additional Editor
Camera Kevin Boyle Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Sarah Vogt Wardrobe Assistant
Production Keelyn Bradley Casting
Production K. Brent Hill Extras Casting
Camera Jeff Kahn Best Boy Grip
Crew Justiana Birzin Craft Service
Writing Cheryl Dunye Writer
Production Barry Swimar Producer
Editing Cheryl Dunye Editor
Production Alexandra Juhasz Producer
Sound Paul Shapiro Original Music Composer
Production Cate Wilson Co-Producer
Camera Michelle Crenshaw Director of Photography

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