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Cheryl, a young black woman in a video store, is making a documentary about an obscure black actress from the 1930's. When she discovers that the actress (known as "the Watermelon Woman") had a white lesbian lover, Cheryl just happens to fall in love with a very cute white woman herse...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Dancing Girl Productions, First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Dunye, Cheryl, Swimar, Barry, Juhasz, Alexandra, Turner, Guinevere, Walker, Valarie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : First-Run Features, [2000?]
Subjects:
African American women motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
Lesbian motion picture producers and directors > Drama.
African American lesbians > Drama.
Interracial dating > Drama.
Lesbians > Drama.
African American women in motion pictures > Drama.
Lesbians in motion pictures > Drama.
Feature films.
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Summary:Cheryl, a young black woman in a video store, is making a documentary about an obscure black actress from the 1930's. When she discovers that the actress (known as "the Watermelon Woman") had a white lesbian lover, Cheryl just happens to fall in love with a very cute white woman herself!
Item Description:"Copyright 1997 Cheryl Dunye & Dancing Girl Productions, Inc."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Includes interview with Cheryl Dunye.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematography by Michelle Crenshaw ; edited by Annie Taylor ; original score, Paul Shapiro.