QFest @ Proctors Presents: The Watermelon Woman (1996) at Proctors GE Theatre.

"Sometimes you have to create your own history.

The first feature film created by an out black lesbian filmmaker, director Cheryl Dunyen stars as Cheryl, an out black lesbian filmmaker probing into the life of “The Watermelon Woman,” a 1930’s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes. Unrated. 85 minutes."

Above description taken from the following Proctors' web-page:

https://www.atproctors.org/event/qfest-at-proctors-presents-the-watermelon-woman-1996/