The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl Dunye, 1997

Spine #1184

Picked by 3 guests

Drama / Comedy / Romance

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Cheryl Dunye

Written by Cheryl Dunye

Cinematography Michelle Crenshaw

Edited by Annie Taylor, Cheryl Dunye

Cast Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye, Brian Freeman, Ira Jeffries

Picked by

Tyler Mitchell actor

“I will start by choosing The Watermelon Woman. The way this plays with black identity, black lesbian identity, what it is to be sort of a black cinema lover,, very fun movie.”

Tyler Mitchell

Cheryl Dunye director

“I'm just going to shout out to find myself in the collection. So look, The Watermelon Woman, and I guess I'm really into the collection as well here at Criterion because I love cinema.”

Cheryl Dunye

Zeinabu irene Davis director

“And then my homie from Philly! Watermelon Woman, another classic. You got to know about Cheryl Dunye. Watermelon Woman, there you go.”

Zeinabu irene Davis