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Watermelon woman [videorecording] / written and directed by Cheryl Dunye ; producer, Annie Taylor ; co-producer, Cate Wilson ; executive producer, Michael Light ; producer Barry Swimar & Alexandra Juhasz. - New York : First Run Features, [2003] - 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Home use only. Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Special features: Interview with director & star Cheryl Dunye ; scene access ; interactive menus.

Written and directed by Cheryl Dunye with Valerie Walker, Camille Paglia and Lisa Marie Bronson. Written and directed by Cheryl Dunye with Valerie Walker, Camille Paglia and Lisa Marie Bronson.

Cheryl Dunye and Guinevere Turner.

"Dunye's character (Cheryl) is a twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, an obscure black actress from the 1930's. Cheryl is surprised to discover that Richards (known populary as "the Watermelon Woman") had a white lesbian lover. At the same time, Cheryl falls in love with a very cute white customer at the video store (Guinevere Turner from Go Fish)."--FRF Website.

Not rated.

Standard No.: 720229909273

Publisher. No.: FRF 909273D First Run Features FRF 909273D First-Run Features

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lesbians--Drama.
Lesbians, Black--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comedy films.
Documentary-style films.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.D62 PN1997 / .W342 2000 PN1997 / .W38 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 791.437