The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker
The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye. It stars Dunye as Cheryl, a young black lesbian working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during the period.