The Watermelon Woman [44479]
Released: 1997-03-05
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: $0
Runtime: 85 mins
Popularity: 1.1586
Vote Average: 6.863
Vote Count: 91
Overview: A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Cast [78]
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Waterme
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
Bill Wayterra
Photographer
Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother
Erin Cramer
Bride
Wellington Love
Groom
Toni Nash
Groom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg
Little White Gir
Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy
Shanell Johnson
Little Black Gir
Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Gir
Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Gir
Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamu
Sara Vogt
"Plantation Memo
Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Gir
Joy Malinowski
Emcee
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on
Suzi Nash
Black School Tea
Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on
Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
Rita Porter
White Woman at P
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Da
Tatum Kendall
White Girl Stude
Tania Galloni
White Girl Stude
Jake Carlo
White Boy Studen
Zanobia Webb
Poet
Nana Korantemaa
Drummer
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Percussionist
Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfrie
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletch
Lillie Hayes
Her Maid
James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrato
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door
K. Brent Hill
J. Liberty Wells
Jody Benjamin
Josie
Claudine Benoit
Butch at Party
Zoe Bissel
White Bar Dyke
Anna Blume
Eleanor Van Clyd
Mark Breitenberg
Claude Thornton
Kenrick Cato
Ray Blake / NAAC
Kristina Deutsch
Sandra Vincent
Charlene Gilbert
Card Playing Dyk
Reggie Griffin
Hambone Jones
Valerie Manenti
Rent Party and W
Lilly Marnell
Femme at Party
Fawn McGee
Bobbi / Willa Cl
Darrell Moore
NAACP
Luciana Moreira
Set Stylist
L.M. Doria Roberts
Reba Richards /
Linda Salerno
Margaret Fitzger
Carolyn Shapiro
White Actress
Julia Zay
White Bar Dyke

Trailers
  1. Trailer
  2. BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A
  3. Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)
  4. A Flirty Customer
  5. "I'm very attracted to you"
  6. Cheryl Explains it All