The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Directed by Cheryl Dunye
Produced by Dancing Girl
A playful, intellectually engaged mockumentary that celebrates black lesbian history and identity while interrogating erasure and representation in Hollywood's past.
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Clusters
Essence
Ensemble
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
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
Like The Watermelon Woman
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Watermelon Woman
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Watermelon Woman, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Watermelon Woman, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Watermelon Woman, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
