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The watermelon woman / a film by Cheryl Dunye ; written and directed by Cheryl Dunye ; produced by Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- LGBT studies in video.
- LGBT studies in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American lesbians--Drama.
- African American women in motion pictures--Drama.
- African American women motion picture producers and directors--Drama.
- Interracial dating--Drama.
- Lesbian motion picture producers and directors--Drama.
- Lesbians in motion pictures--Drama.
- Lesbians--Drama.
- Lesbians.
- Lesbians in motion pictures.
- Lesbian motion picture producers and directors.
- Interracial dating.
- African American women motion picture producers and directors.
- African American women in motion pictures.
- African American lesbians.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (84 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : First Run Features, 1997.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- streaming video file
- 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:
- Cinematography, Michelle Crenshaw ; editor, Annie Taylor ; original score, Paul Shapiro.
- Notes:
- "Copyright 1997 Cheryl Dunye & Dancing Girl Productions, Inc."
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Videodisc version: Watermelon woman. FRF 909273D
- OCLC:
- 808842176
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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