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Cast
Cheryl Dunye | As: Cheryl | |
Guinevere Turner | As: Diana | |
Valarie Walker | As: Tamara | |
Lisa Marie Bronson | As: Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards | |
Cheryl Clarke | As: June Walker |
Storyline
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Tagline: | Sometimes you have to create your own history. |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Cheryl Dunye |
Cheryl |
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Guinevere Turner |
Diana |
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Valarie Walker |
Tamara |
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Lisa Marie Bronson |
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards |
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Cheryl Clarke |
June Walker |
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Irene Dunye |
Self |
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Brian Freeman |
Lee Edwards |
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Ira Jeffries |
Shirley Hamilton |
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Alexandra Juhasz |
Martha Page |
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Camille Paglia |
Self |
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Sarah Schulman |
CLIT Archivist |
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V.S. Brodie |
Karaoke Singer |
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Shelley Olivier |
Annie Heath |
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David Rakoff |
Librarian |
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Toshi Reagon |
Street Musician |
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Christopher Ridenhour |
Bob |
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Kat Robertson |
Yvette |
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Jocelyn Taylor |
Stacey |
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Bill Wayterra |
Photographer |
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Elaine Freeman |
Bride's Mother |
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Erin Cramer |
Bride |
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Wellington Love |
Groom |
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Toni Nash |
Groom's Mother |
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Zoe Goldberg |
Little White Girl |
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Calder Goldberg |
Little White Boy |
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Shanell Johnson |
Little Black Girl 1 |
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Olivia Bokelman |
Little Black Girl 2 |
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Madelyn Bokelman |
Little Black Girl 3 |
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Barry Swimar |
Relative in Yamulke |
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Sara Vogt |
"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo) |
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Ana Margaret Sanchez |
"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto |
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Eve Oishi |
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo) |
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Joy Malinowski |
Emcee |
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Anthony Christopher |
Black Banker on the Street |
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Suzi Nash |
Black School Teacher on the Street |
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Earl Pittman |
Sorry Rosie 1 |
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Jonathan Ellis |
Sorry Rosie 2 |
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T. LaMonte McKinnon |
Sorry Rosie 3 |
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S. Elizabeth Evans |
Leather Girl on the Street |
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Amadee Braxton |
Bus Stop Girl 1 |
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Denise Sneed |
Bus Stop Girl 2 |
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Robert Reid-Pharr |
Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo) |
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David Hanson |
Grungy White Boy |
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Rita Porter |
White Woman at Produce Truck |
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Brian Baisemore |
Produce Man |
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Gail Lloyd |
Diana's Black Date |
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Tatum Kendall |
White Girl Student 1 |
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Tania Galloni |
White Girl Student 2 |
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Jake Carlo |
White Boy Student |
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Zanobia Webb |
Poet |
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Nana Korantemaa |
Drummer |
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Nana Akousa Agyiriwah |
Percussionist |
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Virginia Manning |
Annie's Girlfriend |
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Patricia Ellis |
Mrs. Page-Fletcher |
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Lillie Hayes |
Her Maid |
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James Charles Roberts |
Newsreel Narrator (voice) |
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Robert Sciasci |
Police Officer |
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A. Ron Marigna |
Police Officer |
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Donnita Hamilton |
June's Next Door Neighbor |
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K. Brent Hill |
J. Liberty Wells |
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Jody Benjamin |
Josie |
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Claudine Benoit |
Butch at Party |
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Zoe Bissel |
White Bar Dyke |
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Anna Blume |
Eleanor Van Clyde |
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Mark Breitenberg |
Claude Thornton |
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Kenrick Cato |
Ray Blake / NAACP |
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Kristina Deutsch |
Sandra Vincent |
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Charlene Gilbert |
Card Playing Dyke |
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Reggie Griffin |
Hambone Jones |
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Valerie Manenti |
Rent Party and White Bar Dyke |
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Lilly Marnell |
Femme at Party |
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Fawn McGee |
Bobbi / Willa Clarke |
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Darrell Moore |
NAACP |
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Luciana Moreira |
Set Stylist |
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L.M. Doria Roberts |
Reba Richards / Banana Skirt |
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Linda Salerno |
Margaret Fitzgerald |
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Carolyn Shapiro |
White Actress |
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Julia Zay |
White Bar Dyke |
Directed By
Cheryl Dunye |
Director |
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Sonya Klimuk |
Script Supervisor |
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Renae Dinnerman |
Assistant Director |
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Ted Shields |
Second Assistant Director |
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Michael LaCorte |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Elenie Mansalis |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Cheryl Dunye |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Mike Lemon |
Casting |
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Annie Taylor |
Co-Executive Producer |
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Missy Moyer |
Location Manager |
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Michael Light |
Executive Producer |
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Keelyn Bradley |
Casting |
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Burke Moody |
Co-Executive Producer |
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Tim Downs |
Location Manager |
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Duana C. Butler |
Production Coordinator |
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K. Brent Hill |
Extras Casting |
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Pamela Turchin |
Production Office Coordinator |
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Sharon Stein |
Production Manager |
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Gail Lloyd |
Casting Director |
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Sharon Levin Cohen |
Casting |
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Joy Malinowski |
Associate Producer |
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Alexandra Juhasz |
Producer |
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Barry Swimar |
Producer |
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Cate Wilson |
Co-Producer |
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Edited By
Annie Taylor |
Editor |
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Burke Moody |
Additional Editor |
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James R. Ford Jr. |
Associate Editor |
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Magali Taylor |
Additional Editor |
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Cheryl Dunye |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Solomon Wise |
Costume Design |
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Luciana Moreira |
Costume Design |
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Sarah Vogt |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Sound
Magali Taylor |
Sound Editor |
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Jack A. Mehlbaum |
Sound Recordist |
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James R. Ford Jr. |
Sound Editor |
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Stephen C. Rocamboli |
Music Coordinator |
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Gail Lloyd |
Boom Operator |
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Dave Rainey |
Boom Operator |
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S. Madison Bédard |
Music Coordinator |
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Bill Coleman |
Music Supervisor |
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Paul Shapiro |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Christopher Leo Daniels |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Kevin Boyle |
Assistant Camera |
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Jeff Kahn |
Best Boy Grip |
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Michelle Crenshaw |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Andrew Reed Conner |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Robert Holtzman |
Production Design |
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Stacey Byers |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Justiana Birzin |
Craft Service |
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Burke Moody |
Post Production Supervisor |
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