The Watermelon Woman

March. 05,1997      
Rating:
7.1
Subscription
Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Cheryl Dunye as  Cheryl
Guinevere Turner as  Diana
Cheryl Clarke as  June Walker
Camille Paglia as  Self
Sarah Schulman as  CLIT Archivist
David Rakoff as  Librarian

Similar titles

In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
When a wheelchair-bound wife dies from an apparent accident, her husband and his adult stepdaughter turn out to be lovers, who conspired to murder her. However, tensions surface when complications arise regarding her inheritance, and soon the husband and stepdaughter are distrusting and plotting against each other. Who is really behind everything?
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful 1994
Marquis de Sade
Prime Video
Marquis de Sade
Based on the true story of the notorious Marquis de Sade. In 18th century Paris, an innocent beauty's search for her missing sister leads her into the deadly sensuous realm of the infamous Marquis de Sade. Imprisoned for his sordid crimes, the Marquis likewise has the beauty morally trapped... for she must help him complete his banned book of lust, or never learn the fate of her sister. It becomes a test of wills and wit, as the Marquis attempts to convert her to his deviously sexual philosophy. When the Marquis escapes his prison, she must follow him to his remote chateau of sin to finally discover her sister's fate, and to face her own.
Marquis de Sade 1996
Last Exit to Earth
Last Exit to Earth
It is the year 2500 and women are sent back in time to kidnap men to help repopulate the future.
Last Exit to Earth 1996
The Wilding
The Wilding
When juvenile inmate Malcolm is offered a chance at parole, he is torn between his chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.
The Wilding 2012
Michael
Michael
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Michael 1996
Doctor Dolittle
Prime Video
Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Doctor Dolittle 1998
Little Mermaid
Prime Video
Little Mermaid
Based off of the original tale by Hans Christian Andersen, Little Mermaid tells the story of a young mermaid (Rosie Mac) leaving the sea for a human (Michael Murray) that she's watched from afar. When everything isn't as it seemed, she must find her own way. After getting a job dancing at a club and staying with a kind stranger, she strikes a new deal with the sea witch to stay in her new reality.
Little Mermaid 2016
Sophie Jones
Paramount+
Sophie Jones
Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s SOPHIE JONES provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (played with striking immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.
Sophie Jones 2021
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Prime Video
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and finding new horizons.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994
American Splendor
Max
American Splendor
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
American Splendor 2003

You May Also Like

Kusama: Infinity
Prime Video
Kusama: Infinity
Now one of the world’s most celebrated artists, Yayoi Kusama broke free of the rigid society in which she was raised, and overcame sexism, racism, and mental illness to bring her artistic vision to the world stage. At 88 she lives in a mental hospital and continues to create art.
Kusama: Infinity 2018
Milk
Milk
Andrea Arnold’s directorial debut consists of a woman named Hetty that has a unique way of dealing with the unexpected death of her child.
Milk 1998
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Prime Video
Bigger Stronger Faster*
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.
Bigger Stronger Faster* 2008
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
AMC+
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 2014
Desperado
Prime Video
Desperado
Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his best friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, the Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves a trail of blood of his own.
Desperado 1995
Eraserhead
Max
Eraserhead
First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.
Eraserhead 1978
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings.
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 2018
The Big Short
Prime Video
The Big Short
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
The Big Short 2015
Zodiac
Prime Video
Zodiac
A cartoonist teams up with an ace reporter and a law enforcement officer to track down an elusive serial killer.
Zodiac 2007
Toy Story 4
Disney+
Toy Story 4
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Toy Story 4 2019

Reviews

Exoticalot
1997/03/05

People are voting emotionally.

... more
Dorathen
1997/03/06

Better Late Then Never

... more
Portia Hilton
1997/03/07

Blistering performances.

... more
Rosie Searle
1997/03/08

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

... more