Top billed cast

1. 

   Cheryl Dunye

   Cheryl

2. 

   Guinevere Turner

   Diana

3. 

   Valarie Walker

   Tamara

4. 

   Lisa Marie Bronson

   Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

5. 

   Cheryl Clarke

   June Walker

6. 

   Irene Dunye

   Self

7. 

   Brian Freeman

   Lee Edwards

8. 

   Ira Jeffries

   Shirley Hamilton

9. 

   Alexandra Juhasz

   Martha Page

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-08-02

In some ways this makes for quite an intriguing docu-drama on the historic roles of African American woman in cinema as the silents gave way to the talkies. Back then, many a cast member, regardless of race or sex, was given a simple title or bit part to avoid them being paid more than absolutely necessary, and one such lady that featured now and again was referred to as the “Watermelon Woman”. Almost a century later and “Cheryl” (Cheryl Dunye) works in a video store with best pal “Tamara” (Valerie Walker) and she determines to find out more about the actress whose name she has see...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• philadelphia, pennsylvania
• pennsylvania, usa
• mockumentary
• race
• lgbt
• found footage
• woman director
• black history
• black lgbt
• philosophical
• old hollywood
• lesbian
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