The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
1997 1 hour 25 minutesSometimes you have to create your own history.
1997 1 hour 25 minutes
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
5th March 1997
29 years ago
1 hour 25 minutes
Finishes at 9:42am
4 wins
7.1/10
92%
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