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The watermelon woman / Dancing Girl Productions ; produced by Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz ; written and directed by Cheryl Dunye.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbianism in motion pictures.
- Lesbian motion picture producers and directors--Drama.
- Lesbian motion picture producers and directors.
- African American lesbians--Drama.
- African American lesbians.
- African American women motion picture producers and directors--Drama.
- African American women motion picture producers and directors.
- Interracial dating--Drama.
- Interracial dating.
- Lesbians--Drama.
- Lesbians.
- African American women in motion pictures.
- African American women in motion pictures--Drama.
- Documentary-style films.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : First-Run Features, [between 2000 and 2009?]
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Cheryl, a young black woman in a video store, is making a documentary about an obscure black actress from the 1930's. When she discovers that the actress (known as "the Watermelon Woman") had a white lesbian lover, Cheryl just happens to fall in love with a very cute white woman herself!
- Participant:
- Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Michelle Crenshaw ; editor, Annie Taylor ; original score, Paul Shapiro.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
- "Copyright 1997 Cheryl Dunye & Dancing Girl Productions, Inc."
- Includes interview with Cheryl Dunye.
- OCLC:
- 45340581
- Publisher Number:
- 720229909273
- FRF 909273D First-Run Features
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