The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Overview
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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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Writers
- Cheryl Dunye
- Producers
- Michael Light,Alexandra Juhasz,Barry Swimar
- Cinematography
- Michelle Crenshaw
- Composer
- Paul Shapiro
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CinemaSerf
August 2, 2025
In some ways this makes for quite an intriguing docu-drama on the historic roles of African American woman in cinema as the silents gave way to the talkies. Back then, many a cast member, regardless of race or sex, was given a simple title or bit part to avoid them being paid more than absolutely necessary, and one such lady that featured now and again was referred to as the “Watermelon Woman”. Almost a century later and “Cheryl” (Cheryl Dunye) works in a video store with best pal “Tamara” (Vale…