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Synopsis
The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye. The first feature film directed by a Black lesbian, it stars Dunye as Cheryl, a young Black lesbian working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about Fae Richards, a Black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles to which Black actresses were relegated during the period.
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Credits
- Producer
- Alexandra Juhasz
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
- Screenplay
- Cheryl Dunye
- Original Music Composer
- Paul Shapiro
- Editor
- Cheryl Dunye
- Country
- United States
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