The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Cheryl

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Diana

      Guinevere Turner

    • Tamara

      Valarie Walker

    • Fae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards

      Lisa Marie Bronson

    • herself

      Irene Dunye

    • Lee Edwards

      Brian Freeman

    • Shirley Hamilton

      Ira Jeffries

    • herself

      Camille Paglia

    • CLIT archivist

      Sarah Schulman

    • karaoke singer

      V.S. Brodie

    • Annie Heath

      Shelley Olivier

    • librarian

      David Rakoff

    • street musician

      Toshi Reagon

    • Bob

      Christopher Ridenhour

    • Yvette

      Kathy Robertson

    • Stacey

      Jocelyn Taylor

    • photographer

      Bill Wayterra

    • bride's mother

      Elaine Freeman

    • bride

      Erin Cramer

    • groom

      Wellington Love

    • groom's mother

      Toni Nash

    • little white girl

      Zoe Goldberg

    • little white boy

      Calder Goldberg

    • little black girl 1

      Shanel Johnson

    • little black girl 2

      Olivia Bokelman

    • little black girl 3

      Madelyn Bokelman

    • relative in yarmulka

      Barry Swimar

    • 'Plantation memories' mistress

      Sara Vogt

    • 'Souls of Deceit' mulatto

      Ana Margaret Sanchez

    • karaoke white girl

      Eve Oishi

    • emcee

      Joy Malinowski

    • black banker on the street

      Anthony Christopher

    • black school teacher on the street

      Suzi Nash

    • Sorry Rosie 1

      Earl Pittman

    • Sorry Rosie 2

      Jonathan Ellis

    • Sorry Rosie 3

      T. Lamonte Mckinnon

    • leather girl on street

      S. Elizabeth Evans

    • bus stop girl 1

      Amadee Braxton

    • bus stop girl 2

      Denise Sneed

    • street queen in library line

      Robert Reid-Pharr

    • grungy white boy

      David Hanson

    • white woman at produce truck

      Rita Porter

    • produce man

      Brian Balsemore

    • Diane's black date

      Gail Lloyd

    • white girl student 1

      Tatum Kendall

    • white girl student 2

      Tania Galtoni

    • white boy student

      Jake Carlo

    • poet

      Zanobia Webb

    • drummer

      Nana Korantemaa

    • percussionist

      Nana Akousa Agylriwah

    • Annie's girlfriend

      Virginia Manning

    • Mrs Edge-Fletcher

      Patricia Ellis

    • her maid

      Lillie Hayes

    • newsreel narrator

      James Charles Roberts

    • police officer

      Robert Sciasci

    • police officer

      A. Ron Marigna

    • June's next door neighbour

      Donnita Hamilton

    • more additional cast

      Rashida Abdul-Azim

    • more additional cast

      Carlos Álvarez-Novoa

    • more additional cast

      Lynn Anderson

    • more additional cast

      Anjall Arondekar

    • more additional cast

      Monique Bargyh

    • more additional cast

      Christopher James Barrwelt

    • more additional cast

      Roberta Batts

    • more additional cast

      Calvin Beckwith

    • more additional cast

      Wilson Beckwith

    • more additional cast

      April Blount

    • more additional cast

      Amy Brown

    • more additional cast

      Dale Brown

    • more additional cast

      Dorothy Buffin

    • more additional cast

      Daniel Callare

    • more additional cast

      Linda Carcel

    • more additional cast

      Tracey Carr

    • more additional cast

      Thomas Casey

    • more additional cast

      Lina Champlin

    • more additional cast

      Angela Clay

    • more additional cast

      Teresa Clay

    • more additional cast

      Inja Coates

    • more additional cast

      Emmy Collins

    • more additional cast

      Lorenza Collins

    • more additional cast

      Tim Comerford

    • more additional cast

      Michelle Corbi

    • more additional cast

      Felicita Cosby

    • more additional cast

      Paula Cramer

    • more additional cast

      Julie Crawford

    • more additional cast

      Josette Crosby

    • more additional cast

      Glenda Custalow

    • more additional cast

      Lee Dawson

    • more additional cast

      Olga De Jesus

    • more additional cast

      Andrea Deutsch

    • more additional cast

      Antoinette Dickerson

    • more additional cast

      H. Dickerson

    • more additional cast

      Palesa Bev Ditsie

    • more additional cast

      Tania Dixon

    • more additional cast

      Bruce Dunn

    • more additional cast

      Gail Edmonds

    • more additional cast

      Jere Edmunds

    • more additional cast

      Beverly Farlwood

    • more additional cast

      Elizabeth Ficher

    • more additional cast

      Kathleen E. Forde

    • more additional cast

      Len Freeman

    • more additional cast

      Anika R. Gales

    • more additional cast

      Sidney Gallien

    • more additional cast

      Jonita Gass

    • more additional cast

      Margaret Gattuso

    • more additional cast

      Mark Gattuso

    • more additional cast

      Verlice Gay

    • more additional cast

      Warren Gel

    • more additional cast

      Jason W. George

    • more additional cast

      Erica Gilmore

    • more additional cast

      Sofia Ginzburg

    • more additional cast

      Deborah Goldberg

    • more additional cast

      Mickey Goldhaber

    • more additional cast

      Marjorie Good

    • more additional cast

      Claudia Gordon

    • more additional cast

      Karen Grabowski

    • more additional cast

      David Grimes

    • more additional cast

      Kathryn Grooms

    • more additional cast

      Sharon Gunter

    • more additional cast

      Inbal Guy

    • more additional cast

      Margaret Hargrove

    • more additional cast

      Michael Harris

    • more additional cast

      Gregory Heard

    • more additional cast

      Keith Hicks

    • more additional cast

      Dwight Hockaday

    • more additional cast

      Ellen Holloman

    • more additional cast

      Allison Huyett

    • more additional cast

      Evan Jackson

    • more additional cast

      Robert Jefferson

    • more additional cast

      James Johnson

    • more additional cast

      Robert E. Jones

    • more additional cast

      Antonia Juhasz

    • more additional cast

      Jushi

    • more additional cast

      Helole Kieler

    • more additional cast

      Aisha Moss Koonce

    • more additional cast

      Marya Kuklick

    • more additional cast

      Rue Landau

    • more additional cast

      Tania Lihatsh

    • more additional cast

      David Long

    • more additional cast

      Kenneth Lupold Jr

    • more additional cast

      Bobbie Mandell

    • more additional cast

      Reba Mayo

    • more additional cast

      Ryan McCabe

    • more additional cast

      Brian McCarthy

    • more additional cast

      Leo McCosker

    • more additional cast

      John Mclachlan

    • more additional cast

      Carol Miller

    • more additional cast

      Wendy Mitchell

    • more additional cast

      Jessica Moriber

    • more additional cast

      Mary Morrell

    • more additional cast

      Patricia Moyer

    • more additional cast

      Kirsten Muenster

    • more additional cast

      Richard Mulhearn

    • more additional cast

      E. Colin Murphy

    • more additional cast

      Vincent Natale

    • more additional cast

      Keshia Nedd

    • more additional cast

      Jack Novick

    • more additional cast

      Christina E. Page

    • more additional cast

      Denise Parker

    • more additional cast

      Damascene Paul

    • more additional cast

      Lorne Peart

    • more additional cast

      Deborah Peterson

    • more additional cast

      Anthony Picozzi

    • more additional cast

      Barbara Pietsch

    • more additional cast

      Susan Price

    • more additional cast

      Valencia Prosper

    • more additional cast

      Charlene Ramsumair

    • more additional cast

      Danielle Rogal

    • more additional cast

      James Powell

    • more additional cast

      Tasha Prosper

    • more additional cast

      John Renzulli

    • more additional cast

      Dawn Rhodes

    • more additional cast

      David Rivera

    • more additional cast

      Arnie Roberts

    • more additional cast

      Michael Romeo

    • more additional cast

      William Rudolph

    • more additional cast

      Christa Sakel

    • more additional cast

      Denis Sakel

    • more additional cast

      Sierra Sakel

    • more additional cast

      Alan Samulski

    • more additional cast

      Robert Sbar

    • more additional cast

      Ed Segal

    • more additional cast

      Steve Segal

    • more additional cast

      Mohan Sikka

    • more additional cast

      Karen Simmons

    • more additional cast

      Nesbit Singletary

    • more additional cast

      Maylka Singley

    • more additional cast

      Robert Snyder

    • more additional cast

      Shelley Spector

    • more additional cast

      Monique Sprigg

    • more additional cast

      Catherine Stamus

    • more additional cast

      Charles Stratton

    • more additional cast

      Deanna Subick

    • more additional cast

      Sabrina Sullivan

    • more additional cast

      Randall Swift

    • more additional cast

      Danielle Taylor

    • more additional cast

      Jason Tenteno

    • more additional cast

      Lawrence Thomas

    • more additional cast

      Edward Torres

    • more additional cast

      Veronica Vale

    • more additional cast

      Terese Vekteris

    • more additional cast

      David Waldman

    • more additional cast

      Carol Wells

    • more additional cast

      Jacqueline Westbrook

    • more additional cast

      Herbert Whitaker

    • more additional cast

      Cordelia Williams

    • more additional cast

      Deborah Williams

    • more additional cast

      Gregory Williams

    • more additional cast

      Leslie Williams

    • more additional cast

      Sharifa Williams

    • more additional cast

      Delores Wilson

    • more additional cast

      Kelly Wilson

    • more additional cast

      Lois Wilson

    • more additional cast

      Michael Winn

    • more additional cast

      Chanda Wood

    • more additional cast

      Desire Woodson

    • Fae Richards

      Lisa Marie Bronson

    • June Walker

      Cheryl Clark

    • J. Liberty Wells

      K. Brent Hill

    • Martha Page

      Alexandra Juhasz

    • Josie

      Jody Benjamin

    • butch at party

      Claudine Benoit

    • white bar dyke

      Zoe Bissel

    • Eleanor Van Clyde

      Anna Blume

    • Claude Thornton

      Mark Breitenberg

    • Ray Blake/NAACP

      Kenrick Cato

    • Sandra Vincent

      Kristina Deutsch

    • card playing dyke

      Charlene Gilbert

    • Hambone Jones

      Reggie Griffin

    • rent party/white bar dyke

      Valerie Manenti

    • femme at party

      Lily Marnell

    • Bobbi/Willa Clark

      Fawn Mcgee

    • NAACP

      Darrell Moore

    • set stylist

      Luciana Moreira

    • woman in audience

      Eve Oishi

    • Fred de Shields

      Robert Reid-Pharr

    • Reba Richards/Banana Skirt

      L.M. Doris Roberts

    • Margaret Fitzgerald

      Linda Salerno

    • white actress

      Carolyn Shapiro

    • Cassandra Brooke

      Sara Vogt

    • white bar dyke

      Julia Zay

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Director (Film Recreations)

      Doug Mckeown

    • Director (Watermelon Woman Photo Arc)

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Director (Watermelon Woman Photo Arc)

      Zoe Leonard

    • Photos/Home Movies of The Watermelon W

      Zoe Leonard

    • Assistant Director

      Renae Dinerman

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Ted Shields

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Elenie Marsalis

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Michael La Corte

    • Script Supervisor

      Sonya Klimuk

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Dancing Girl Productions

    • Executive Producer

      Michael Light

    • Co-executive Producer

      Annie Taylor

    • Co-executive Producer

      Burke Moody

    • Producer

      Barry Swimar

    • Producer

      Alexandra Juhasz

    • Producer (Watermelon Woman Photo Arc)

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Producer (Watermelon Woman Photo Arc)

      Zoe Leonard

    • Co-producer

      Cate Wilson

    • Co-producer (Watermelon Woman Phot Arc)

      Alexandra Juhasz

    • Associate Producer

      Joy Malinowski

    • Associate Producer (2nd Unit)

      Judy Lebold

    • Production Manager

      Sharon Stein

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Duana Butler

    • Production Co-ordinator (W Woman Pho Ar)

      Petra Janopaul

    • Production Co-ordinator (W Woman Pho Ar)

      Shu Hung

    • Office Co-ordinator

      Pamela Turchin

    • Location Manager

      Tim Downs

    • Location Manager

      Missy Moyer

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Burke Moody

    Casting:

    • Casting (Director)

      Gail Lloyd

    • Casting

      Keylan Bradley

    • Casting

      Sharon Levin Cohen

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Writer (Film Recreations)

      Cheryl Dunye

    • Writer (Film Recreations)

      Doug Mckeown

    Photography:

    • Cinematography

      Michelle Crenshaw

    • Additional Photography

      Dane Smith

    • Photography (Watermelon Woman Photo Arc)

      Zoe Leonard

    Special Effects:

    • Graphic Design (Film Recreations)

      Scott Purcell

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Annie Taylor

    • Editor (Additional)

      Magali Taylor

    • Editor (Additional)

      Burke Moody

    • Editor (Associate)

      Jim Ford

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Holtzman, Robert `Ratface'

    • Set Decorator

      Stacey Byers

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Solomon Wise

    • Costumes

      Luciana Moreira

    • Period Costumes

      Alison Froling

    • Wardrobe

      JoAnn Colameco

    • Wardrobe (Watermelon Woman Phot Arc)

      Alison Froling

    • Wardrobe (Watermelon Woman Phot Arc)

      Sara Vogt

    Make-up:

    • Make-up (Key)

      Kathy Robertson

    • Make-up (Additional)

      Rebecca Sawyer

    • Make-up/Hair (Watermelon Woman Phot Arc)

      Luciana Moreira

    • Make-up/Hair (Watermelon Woman Phot Arc)

      Lily Marnell

    Titles:

    • Titles

      The Effects House

    • Titles

      John Alagna

    Music:

    • Original Music Score

      Paul Shapiro

    • Original Music Performed by

      Paul Shapiro's Quintet

    • Paul Shapiro's Quintet (Trumpet)

      Steven Bernstein

    • Paul Shapiro's Quintet (Drums)

      Steve Johns

    • Paul Shapiro's Quintet (Bass)

      David Hofstra

    • Paul Shapiro's Quintet (Piano)

      Dan Rosengard

    • Paul Shapiro's Quintet (Saxophone/Flute)

      Paul Shapiro

    • Additional Production/Keyboards

      Gary Schreiner

    • Music Supervisor

      Bill Coleman

    • Karaoke Music Tracks

      Raphael Paris

    • Music Co-ordinator

      Stephen C. Rocamboli

    • Music Co-ordinator

      S. Madison Bédard

    Sound:

    • Drum Programming

      Jim Mussen

    • Sound Recording

      Jack A. Mehlbaum

    • Sound Mixer

      Tom Jucarone

    • Sound Mixer

      Rob Sayers

    • Sound Editor

      Jim Ford

    • Sound Editor

      Magali Taylor

    Stunts:

    • Cheryl's stand-in

      Giselle Anatol