The Watermelon Woman
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
The Watermelon Woman
March 5, 1997
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Cast (78)
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
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
Bill Wayterra
Photographer
Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother
Erin Cramer
Bride
Wellington Love
Groom
Toni Nash
Groom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg
Little White Girl
Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy
Shanell Johnson
Little Black Girl 1
Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Girl 2
Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Girl 3
Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamulke
Sara Vogt
"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Joy Malinowski
Emcee
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the Street
Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher on the Street
Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on the Street
Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
Rita Porter
White Woman at Produce Truck
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date
Tatum Kendall
White Girl Student 1
Tania Galloni
White Girl Student 2
Jake Carlo
White Boy Student
Zanobia Webb
Poet
Nana Korantemaa
Drummer
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Percussionist
Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfriend
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletcher
Lillie Hayes
Her Maid
James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrator (voice)
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Neighbor
K. Brent Hill
J. Liberty Wells
Jody Benjamin
Josie
Claudine Benoit
Butch at Party
Zoe Bissel
White Bar Dyke
Anna Blume
Eleanor Van Clyde
Mark Breitenberg
Claude Thornton
Kenrick Cato
Ray Blake / NAACP
Kristina Deutsch
Sandra Vincent
Charlene Gilbert
Card Playing Dyke
Reggie Griffin
Hambone Jones
Valerie Manenti
Rent Party and White Bar Dyke
Lilly Marnell
Femme at Party
Fawn McGee
Bobbi / Willa Clarke
Darrell Moore
NAACP
Luciana Moreira
Set Stylist
L.M. Doria Roberts
Reba Richards / Banana Skirt
Linda Salerno
Margaret Fitzgerald
Carolyn Shapiro
White Actress
Julia Zay
White Bar Dyke
Crew (50)
Directing
Cheryl Dunye
Director
Sonya Klimuk
Script Supervisor
Renae Dinnerman
Assistant Director
Michael LaCorte
Second Second Assistant Director
Ted Shields
Second Assistant Director
Elenie Mansalis
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Cheryl Dunye
Writer
Production
Mike Lemon
Casting
Tim Downs
Location Manager
Alexandra Juhasz
Producer
Michael Light
Executive Producer
Cate Wilson
Co-Producer
Duana C. Butler
Production Coordinator
Barry Swimar
Producer
Joy Malinowski
Associate Producer
Missy Moyer
Location Manager
K. Brent Hill
Extras Casting
Pamela Turchin
Production Office Coordinator
Burke Moody
Co-Executive Producer
Sharon Levin Cohen
Casting
Keelyn Bradley
Casting
Annie Taylor
Co-Executive Producer
Gail Lloyd
Casting Director
Sharon Stein
Production Manager
Sound
Jack A. Mehlbaum
Sound Recordist
James R. Ford Jr.
Sound Editor
Bill Coleman
Music Supervisor
Paul Shapiro
Original Music Composer
Magali Taylor
Sound Editor
S. Madison Bédard
Music Coordinator
Dave Rainey
Boom Operator
Stephen C. Rocamboli
Music Coordinator
Gail Lloyd
Boom Operator
Art
Stacey Byers
Set Decoration
Robert Holtzman
Production Design
Camera
Michelle Crenshaw
Director of Photography
Christopher Leo Daniels
Second Assistant Camera
Kevin Boyle
Assistant Camera
Jeff Kahn
Best Boy Grip
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Burke Moody
Post Production Supervisor
Justiana Birzin
Craft Service
Editing
Cheryl Dunye
Editor
Annie Taylor
Editor
James R. Ford Jr.
Associate Editor
Magali Taylor
Additional Editor
Burke Moody
Additional Editor
Lighting
Andrew Reed Conner
Gaffer