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Directed By

Written By

Cheryl Dunye
written by / written by: film recreations, "Plantation Memories" and "Souls of Deceit"
Douglas McKeown
written by: film recreations, "Plantation Memories" and "Souls of Deceit"

Cast

Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae 'The Watermelon Woman' Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Camille Page
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Bill Wayterra
Photographer
Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother
Toni Nash
Groom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg
Little White Girl
Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy
Shanell Johnson
Little Black Girl 1
Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Girl 2
Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Girl 3
Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamulke
Sara Vogt
'Plantation Memories' Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Ana Margaret Sanchez
'Souls of Deceit' Mulatto
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the Street
Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher on the Street
Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on the Street
Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
Rita Porter
White Woman at Produce Truck
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date
Tatum Kendall
White Girl Student 1
Tania Galloni
White Girl Student 2
Jake Carlo
White Boy Student
Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfriend
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletcher
James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrator
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Neighbor
Rashida Abdul-Azim
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Carlos Alvarez
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Lynn Anderson
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Anjali Arondekar
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Monique Bargyh
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Christopher James Barrwett
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Roberta Batts
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Calvin Beckwith
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Wilson Beckwith
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April Blount
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Amy Brown
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Dale Brown
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Dorothy Buffin
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Daniel Callare
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Linda Carcel
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Tracey Carr
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Thomas Casey
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Lina Champlin
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Angela Clay
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Teresa Clay
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Inja Coates
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Emmy Collins
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Lorenza Collins
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Tim Comerford
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Michelle Corbi
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Felicita Cosby
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Paula Cramer
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Julie Crawford
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Josette Crosby
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Glenda Custalow
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Lee Dawson
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Olga De Jesus
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Andrea Deutsch
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Antoinette Dickerson
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H. Dickerson
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Palesa Bev Ditsie
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Tania Dixon
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Bruce Dunn
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Gail Edmonds
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Jere Edmunds
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Beverly Farlwood
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Produced By

Benjy Blanco
restoration associate producer
Cheryl Dunye
produced by: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Benjamin Goldberg
assistant producer
Alexandra Juhasz
co-producer: Watermelon Woman photo archive / producer
Judy LeBold
second unit associate producer
Zoe Leonard
produced by: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Michael Light
executive producer
Joy Malinowski
associate producer
Burke Moody
co-executive producer
Marc Smolowitz
restoration producer
Annie Taylor
co-executive producer
Cate Wilson
co-producer

Music

Cinematography

Michelle Crenshaw
Cinematographer

Sound

Dean Curtis
boom operator
James R. Ford Jr.
sound editor
Tom Jucarone
sound mix
Gail Lloyd
boom operator
Jack A. Mehlbaum
sound recordist
David Rainey
additional sound mixer / boom operator
Rob Sayers
sound mix
Magali Taylor
sound editor

Casting Director

Mike Lemon
Casting Director

Production Design

Robert Holtzman
Production Designer

Set Design

Makeup

Kevin Buckley
makeup assistant
Anna Chin
makeup assistant
Lilly Marnell
makeup/hair: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Luciana Moreira
makeup/hair: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Rebecca Sawyer
additional makeup

Assistant Director

Renae Dinnerman
assistant director
Cheryl Dunye
directed by: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Michael LaCorte
second second assistant director
Zoe Leonard
directed by: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Elenie Mansalis
second assistant director
Douglas McKeown
directed by: film recreations
Ted Shields
second assistant director
Rick Walls
additional assistant director

Production Management

Burke Moody
post production supervisor
Sharon Stein
production manager

Art Department

Zoe Bissel
props: Watermelon Woman photo archive / sets: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Lilly Marnell
sets: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Tiffany Naiman
assistant set dresser
Sharon Potts
set dresser
Scott Purcell
graphic design: film recreations
Julia Zay
props: Watermelon Woman photo archive

Editorial

James R. Ford Jr.
associate editor
Burke Moody
additional editor
Magali Taylor
additional editor

Other

Toni Cade Bambara
dedicated to the memory of
Doug Bernheim
thanks for the music
Maurice Bernstein
thanks for the music
Gay Block
warmest thanks
Jillian Borders
restoration special thanks
Ollie Buckwell
thanks for the music
Joi Cardwell
thanks for the music
Linda Chelgren
thanks for the music
Andy Connell
thanks for the music
Leena Conquest
thanks for the music
Lisa Cortes
thanks for the music
Noah Cowan
restoration special thanks
Michelle Crenshaw
restoration special thanks
Peter Daou
thanks for the music
Vanessa Daou
thanks for the music
Corinne Drenery
thanks for the music
Malka Drucker
warmest thanks
Cheryl Dunye
restoration special thanks
George K. Dunye
dedicated to the memory of / thanks
Tony Edwards
thanks for the music
Clay Farmer
thanks for the music
Gregg Garvin
restoration special thanks
Glenda Gracia
thanks for the music
David Haas
warmest thanks
Wendy Harlow
thanks for the music
Paulette Hawkins
thanks for the music
Martin Heath
thanks for the music
Essex Hemphill
dedicated to the memory of
Nona Hendryx
thanks for the music
Kate Hyman
thanks for the music
D. Influence
thanks for the music
Nora Injetti
thanks for the music
Alexandra Juhasz
restoration special thanks
Phyllis Kaufman
warmest thanks
Robin Kaye
thanks for the music
Lati Kronlund
thanks for the music
Jim Lamb
dedicated to the memory of
Brian Lambert
thanks for the music
Karen Langjahr
thanks for the music
Mark Levinsohn
thanks for the music

Music Department

Steve Bernstein
trumpet: original score
S. Madison Bédard
music coordinator
Bill Coleman
music supervisor
David Hofstra
bass: original score
Steve Johns
drums: original score
Jim Mussen
drum programming: original score
Raphael Paris
karaoke music tracks
Paul Shapiro's Quintet
original score performed by
Stephen C. Rocamboli
music coordinator
Dan Rosengard
piano: original score
Gary Schreiner
additional production and keyboards: original score
Paul Shapiro
saxophone and flute: original score

Casting Department

K. Brent Hill
extras casting

Costume Department

Alison Froling
period costumes / wardrobe: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Sara Vogt
wardrobe: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Sarah Vogt
wardrobe assistant

Camera Department

Claudine Benoit
grip: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Elena Bouvier
still photographer: film recreations
Kevin Boyle
camera assistant
Valerie Casey
still photography: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Christopher Lee Daniels
grip: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Christopher Leo Daniels
second camera assistant
Erica Freudenstein
still photography: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Elisabeth Griggs
toning: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Takeshi Hattori
grip electric p.a.
Jeff Kahn
best boy grip
Barbara Kigozi
still photographer: film recreations
Zoe Leonard
photographer: Watermelon Woman photo archive / photos and home movies of the Watermelon Woman by / toning: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Lilly Marnell
video playback
Brendan McGlynn
camera p.a.
Sam McLean
still photographer: film recreations
Kimberly Pierce
photo assistant: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Dane Smith
additional photography
Amy Steiner
still photography: Watermelon Woman photo archive
Jay Stuart
best boy electric
George Roach
grip and electric truck owner

Location Management

Tim Downs
location manager
Missy Moyer
location manager
Ann Margaret Sanchez
location assistant

Script Department

Sonya Klimuk
script supervisor
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