The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Acclaimed filmmaker Cheryl Dunye takes centre stage in this ode to love, community and the past.

Touching on the complexities of interracial queer relationships, and revealing much about Cheryl Dunye’s own motivations, The Watermelon Woman follows a filmmaker as she gradually uncovers the truth behind an actor whose story seems to resonate with her own life.

1997 USA
Directed by
Cheryl Dunye
Produced by
Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz, Cheryl Dunye, Zoe Leonard
Written by
Cheryl Dunye, Cheryl Dunye, Doug Mckeown
Featuring
Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker
Running time
81 minutes

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Critics

Grace Barber-Plentie
UK
Sally Jane Black
USA
Clara Bradbury-Rance
UK
Andrea Braidt
Austria
Tara Brown
UK
Jenny Chamarette
UK
Robert Daniels
USA
Rachael Disbury
UK
Hannah Hamad
UK
Wesley C. Hogan
USA
El Hunt
UK
Usha Iyer
USA
Maya Montañez Smukler
USA
Xavier Pillai
UK
Tytti Rantanen
Finland
Rox Samer
USA
Maria San Filippo
USA
Sarah Tomasin Fonseca
USA
Kyle Turner
USA
Ben Walters
UK

Directors

Sofia Bohdanowicz
Canada

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