The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl is a young, African American lesbian who works in a video rental store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her friend Tamara. They earn extra money by making professional home videos for people. Cheryl becomes interested in films from the 1930s and 40s which feature black actresses. She notices that these actresses are often not credited. She watches a film called ''Plantation Memories'' with a black actress who is credited simply as "The Watermelon Woman". Cheryl decides to make a documentary film about the Watermelon Woman and find out more about her life.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 40679
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide September 7, 1996
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Genres Comedy Drama
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Production Company Dancing Girl
  • Production Countries United States of America
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $0 US $0
  • Sub-Genre LGBTQ+
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