The Watermelon Woman (1997)
Cheryl, eine junge schwarze Lesbe, arbeitet einen Job in einer Videothek, während sie versucht, einen Film über eine schwarze Schauspielerin aus den 1930er Jahren zu drehen, die dafür bekannt ist, die stereotypen "Mammy"-Rollen zu spielen, die in dieser Zeit auf schwarze Schauspielerinnen abonniert waren.
Der Regisseur: Cheryl Dunye
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Cheryl Dunye as Cheryl |
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Guinevere Turner as Diana |
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Valarie Walker as Tamara |
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Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards |
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Cheryl Clarke as June Walker |
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Irene Dunye as Self |
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Brian Freeman as Lee Edwards |
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Ira Jeffries as Shirley Hamilton |
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Alexandra Juhasz as Martha Page |
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Camille Paglia as Self |
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Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist |
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V.S. Brodie as Karaoke Singer |
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Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath |
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David Rakoff as Librarian |
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Toshi Reagon as Street Musician |
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Christopher Ridenhour as Bob |
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Kat Robertson as Yvette |
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Jocelyn Taylor as Stacey |
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Bill Wayterra as Photographer |
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Elaine Freeman as Bride's Mother |
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Erin Cramer as Bride |
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Wellington Love as Groom |
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Toni Nash as Groom's Mother |
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Zoe Goldberg as Little White Girl |
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Calder Goldberg as Little White Boy |
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Shanell Johnson as Little Black Girl 1 |
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Olivia Bokelman as Little Black Girl 2 |
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Madelyn Bokelman as Little Black Girl 3 |
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Barry Swimar as Relative in Yamulke |
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Sara Vogt as "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo) |
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Ana Margaret Sanchez as "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto |
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Eve Oishi as Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo) |
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Joy Malinowski as Emcee |
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Anthony Christopher as Black Banker on the Street |
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Suzi Nash as Black School Teacher on the Street |
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Earl Pittman as Sorry Rosie 1 |
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Jonathan Ellis as Sorry Rosie 2 |
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T. LaMonte McKinnon as Sorry Rosie 3 |
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S. Elizabeth Evans as Leather Girl on the Street |
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Amadee Braxton as Bus Stop Girl 1 |
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Denise Sneed as Bus Stop Girl 2 |
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Robert Reid-Pharr as Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo) |
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David Hanson as Grungy White Boy |
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Rita Porter as White Woman at Produce Truck |
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Brian Baisemore as Produce Man |
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Gail Lloyd as Diana's Black Date |
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Tatum Kendall as White Girl Student 1 |
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Tania Galloni as White Girl Student 2 |
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Jake Carlo as White Boy Student |
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Zanobia Webb as Poet |
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Nana Korantemaa as Drummer |
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Nana Akousa Agyiriwah as Percussionist |
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Virginia Manning as Annie's Girlfriend |
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Patricia Ellis as Mrs. Page-Fletcher |
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Lillie Hayes as Her Maid |
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James Charles Roberts as Newsreel Narrator (voice) |
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Robert Sciasci as Police Officer |
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A. Ron Marigna as Police Officer |
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Donnita Hamilton as June's Next Door Neighbor |
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K. Brent Hill as J. Liberty Wells |
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Jody Benjamin as Josie |
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Claudine Benoit as Butch at Party |
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Zoe Bissel as White Bar Dyke |
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Anna Blume as Eleanor Van Clyde |
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Mark Breitenberg as Claude Thornton |
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Kenrick Cato as Ray Blake / NAACP |
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Kristina Deutsch as Sandra Vincent |
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Charlene Gilbert as Card Playing Dyke |
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Reggie Griffin as Hambone Jones |
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Valerie Manenti as Rent Party and White Bar Dyke |
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Lilly Marnell as Femme at Party |
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Fawn McGee as Bobbi / Willa Clarke |
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Darrell Moore as NAACP |
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Luciana Moreira as Set Stylist |
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L.M. Doria Roberts as Reba Richards / Banana Skirt |
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Linda Salerno as Margaret Fitzgerald |
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Carolyn Shapiro as White Actress |
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Julia Zay as White Bar Dyke |
| Directing | Cheryl Dunye | Director |
| Production | Mike Lemon | Casting |
| Art | Robert Holtzman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Moreira | Costume Design |
| Art | Stacey Byers | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Solomon Wise | Costume Design |
| Sound | James R. Ford Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Magali Taylor | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack A. Mehlbaum | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Michael Light | Executive Producer |
| Production | Annie Taylor | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Burke Moody | Co-Executive Producer |
| Editing | Annie Taylor | Editor |
| Production | Joy Malinowski | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bill Coleman | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Sharon Stein | Production Manager |
| Directing | Renae Dinnerman | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ted Shields | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Elenie Mansalis | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael LaCorte | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Tim Downs | Location Manager |
| Production | Missy Moyer | Location Manager |
| Directing | Sonya Klimuk | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Duana C. Butler | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Kevin Boyle | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Christopher Leo Daniels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Andrew Reed Conner | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jeff Kahn | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Burke Moody | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Magali Taylor | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Burke Moody | Additional Editor |
| Editing | James R. Ford Jr. | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Stephen C. Rocamboli | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | S. Madison Bédard | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Dave Rainey | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Vogt | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Gail Lloyd | Casting Director |
| Sound | Gail Lloyd | Boom Operator |
| Production | Keelyn Bradley | Casting |
| Production | Sharon Levin Cohen | Casting |
| Production | K. Brent Hill | Extras Casting |
| Production | Pamela Turchin | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Justiana Birzin | Craft Service |
| Writing | Cheryl Dunye | Writer |
| Sound | Paul Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alexandra Juhasz | Producer |
| Production | Barry Swimar | Producer |
| Production | Cate Wilson | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Michelle Crenshaw | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cheryl Dunye | Editor |
| Crew | Christine Vachon | Thanks |
| Writing | Douglas McKeown | Co-Writer |
