| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Cast: | Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Tuener, Valarie Walker |
| Credits: | Directed by Cheryl Dunye |
Synopsis
Set in Philadelphia, The Watermelon Woman is the story of Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye), a twenty-something black lesbian struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930's black film actress, popularly known as "The Watermelon Woman." While uncovering the meaning of the Waterlemon Woman's life, Cheryl experienses total upheaval in her personal life. Her love affair with Diana (Guinevere Turner Go Fish), a beautiful white woman, and her interactions with the gay and black communities are subject to the comic yet biting critisism for her best friend Tamara (Valerie Walker). Meanwhile, each answer Cheryl discovers about the Watermelon Woman evokes a flurry of new questions about herself and her future. Winner of the Teddy Bear Award for Best Gay Gilm at the 1996 Berlin Film Festival, The Watermelon Woman was recently at the center of controversy surrounding the issure of pubic funding for the arts.
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