The watermelon woman / a film by Cheryl Dunye ; written and directed by Cheryl Dunye ; produced by Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz.

The watermelon woman / a film by Cheryl Dunye ; written and directed by Cheryl Dunye ; produced by Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz.

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Cheryl Dunye's debut feature is as controversial as it is sexy and funny. Cheryl is a twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, an obscure black actress from the 1930's. Cheryl is surprised to discover that...

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Online Access: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Contributors: Bronson, Lisa Marie (Actor), Crenshaw, Michelle (director of photography.), Dunye, Cheryl (Screenwriter, Actor), Shapiro, Paul, 1956- (composer (expression)), Turner, Guinevere (Actor), Walker, Valarie (Actor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Dancing Girl Productions, 1996.
Subjects:
African American actresses > Drama.
African American lesbians > Drama.
African American women in motion pictures > Drama.
African American women motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
Interracial dating > Drama.
Lesbian motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
Lesbians in motion pictures > Drama.
Lesbians > Drama.
Lesbians, Black > Drama.
Streaming video.
Comedy films.
Documentary-style films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
LGBTQ+ films.
Lesbian films.
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