The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic74/100
130 audience votes
Key crew
- Cheryl DunyeDirector
- Cheryl DunyeWriter
- Paul ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cheryl DunyeCheryl
- Guinevere TurnerDiana
- Valarie WalkerTamara
- Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
- Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
- Irene DunyeSelf
- Brian FreemanLee Edwards
- Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
- Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
- Camille PagliaSelf
- Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
- V.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer
Stills
Themes
philadelphia, pennsylvaniamediapennsylvania, usamockumentaryracelgbtfound footagewoman directorblack historyblack lgbtphilosophicalmedia criticism