The Watermelon Woman

Opens on September 28

For midnight screenings, please be sure to arrive that night by 11:45pm for seating, and the screening will start after midnight.

Director: Cheryl Dunye Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 1997

Starring: Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Lisa Marie Bronson, Valarie Walker

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.

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