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The Watermelon Woman (1996) poster

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

1996 · 1h 30m

Hybrid

Partly found footage. The recorded parts: Interviews, street interviews and archive-style film clips from the lead character's own documentary about a 1930s film actress. All Hybrid Films →

Synopsis

Cheryl, a video store clerk and aspiring filmmaker in Philadelphia, decides to make a documentary about a Black actress from 1930s Hollywood films who is credited only as the Watermelon Woman. Her research takes her through archives and interviews while her own love life gets complicated.

GenresComedyDramaRomance
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States
Decades1990s
Film KindsHybrid Films
Camera FormatsDocumentary
SubgenresMockumentary

Director & Writers

Cheryl DunyeDirector, WriterDouglas McKeownWriter

Cast

Cheryl DunyeCherylGuinevere TurnerDianaValarie WalkerTamaraLisa Marie BronsonFae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards

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