The Watermelon Woman

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Mon, Aug 15, 2022 7:30 PM
Film Info
Series:Out at the Roxy
Run Time:90 min
Release Year:1996
Country:US
Genre:Romance
Sponsored By:Golden Yolk Griddle
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Cheryl Dunne
Cast Members:Cheryl Dunne, Guinevere Turner
Writers:Cheryl Dunne

Description

Cheryl Dunye plays a version of herself in this witty, nimble landmark of New Queer Cinema.

A video store clerk and fledgling filmmaker, Cheryl becomes obsessed with the “most beautiful mammy,” a character she sees in a 1930s movie. Determined to find out who the actress she knows only as the “Watermelon Woman” was and make her the subject of a documentary, she starts researching and is bowled over to discover that not only was Fae Richards (Lisa Marie Bronson) a fellow Philadelphian but also a lesbian.

The project is not without drama as Cheryl’s singular focus causes friction between her and her friend Tamara (Valarie Walker) and as she begins to see parallels between Fae’s problematic relationship with a white director and her own budding romance with white Diana (fellow filmmaker Guinevere Turner).

Sponsored by Golden Yolk Griddle!