The Watermelon Woman 1996 Ages 15+
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When
6.00pm, Fri 13 Aug 2021 (90 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
A playful and clever mix of fact and fiction, The Watermelon Woman stars writer/director Cheryl Dunye playing a version of herself: a young black lesbian working in a video store, trying to make a documentary about a black actress from the 1930s and the romantic entanglements that happen along the way.
Ages 15+ | Mild drug use, nudity, mild sex scene
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director /Script/Editor: Cheryl Dunye
- Producers: Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz
- Cinematographer: Michelle Crenshaw
- Cast: Guinevere Turner, Cheryl Dunye
- Print Source / Rights: First Run Features
- Year: 1996
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Sound: Stereo
- Colour: colour
- Screening Format: DCP