The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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“Another classic. You got to know about Cheryl Dunye.”

Zeinabu irene Davis

Director

“The way this plays with Black identity, Black lesbian identity, what it is to be a Black cinema lover—very fun movie.”

Tyler Mitchell

Photographer, Artist