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The Watermelon Woman

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

1997-03-05
6.861
en 85m
DramaComedyRomance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Casting

Mike Lemon

Sound Recordist

Jack A. Mehlbaum

Set Decoration

Stacey Byers

Costume Design

Luciana Moreira

Production Design

Robert Holtzman

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Dancing Girl

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