The Watermelon Woman 1996 Ages 15+

A playful and clever mix of fact and fiction, The Watermelon Woman stars writer/director Cheryl Dunye playing a version of herself:  a young black lesbian working in a video store, trying to make a documentary about a black actress from the 1930s and the romantic entanglements that happen along the way.

Ages 15+ | Mild drug use, nudity, mild sex scene

DCP, COLOUR, STEREO, 90 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/EDITOR: CHERYL DUNYE / PRODUCERS:  ALEXANDRA JUHASZ, BARRY SWIMAR / CINEMATOGRAPHER: MICHELLE CRENSHAW / CAST: CHERYL DUNYE, GUINEVERE TURNER / PRINTSOURCE/RIGHTS: FIRST RUN FEATURES