The watermelon woman

DVD 2000

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!

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ISBN:

9786305799153

Description:

1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
NTSC
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: not rated

Notes:

This is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997
"Copyright 1997 Cheryl Dunye & Dancing Girl Productions, Inc."
Includes interview with Cheryl Dunye
Cinematography by Michelle Crenshaw ; edited by Annie Taylor ; original score, Paul Shapiro
Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson
DVD-R; NTSC; stereo

Control Number:

974324

UPC:

720229909273

Other Authors:

Bronson, Lisa Marie, actor
Dancing Girl Productions
Dunye, Cheryl, screenwriter, director, actor
First-Run Features (Firm)
Juhasz, Alexandra
Shapiro, Paul, 1956- composer
Swimar, Barry
Turner, Guinevere, actor
Walker, Valarie, actor

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