The Watermelon Woman
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Cheryl Dunye
- Producer(s): Barry Swimar
- Length: 1h 21m
Synopsis
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 popularly 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.