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    The Watermelon Woman

    Cheryl DUNYE 1996 USA color 84min English DCP
    Cheryl, starred by DUNYE herself, struggles to make a documentary about Fae RICHARDS, a black actress popularly known as the Watermelon Woman. While uncovering RICHARDS’ life, Cheryl experiences an upheaval which will soon evoke questions about herself and her future. Bitingly funny and deeply personal, The Watermelon Woman is the first feature directed by a black lesbian and is considered a landmark in New Queer Cinema.

    Director

    Cheryl DUNYE

    Emerged as part of the New Queer Cinema movement of young filmmakers in the 1990s, DUNYE often set within a personal or domestic context. Her stories foreground issues of race, sexuality, and identity. Her feature debut, The Watermelon Woman, won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the Berlinale in 1996.

    Cheryl DUNYE

    1995 Greetings from Africa

    1996 The Watermelon Woman

    2010 The Owls

    2013 Valencia: The Movie/S

    2014 Black Is Blue

    Director: Cheryl DUNYE
    Screenwriter: Cheryl DUNYE, Doug MCKEOWN
    Producer: Barry SWIMAR, Alexandra JUHASZ
    Executive Producer: Michael LIGHT, Burke MOODY, Annie TAYLOR
    Cinematographer: Michelle CRENSHAW
    Editor: Cheryl DUNYE, Annie TAYLOR
    Production Designer: Robert HOLTZMAN
    Music: Paul SHAPIRO
    Sound Designr: Jack A. MEHLBAUM
    Sound Editor: Jim FORD, Magali TAYLOR
    Costume Designer: Luciana MOREIRA, Solomon WISE
     

    Karina HODOYÁN
    Jingletown Films
    hello@jingletownfilms.com

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