The Watermelon Woman 

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  • location: Rio Cinema
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  • Price: £5
  • Age Guidance: 15
  • Running Time: 82 mins

Join Rio Cinema and Pink Palace as they present Cheryl Dunye's landmark Lesbian fable The Watermelon Woman plus her short film Greetings From Africa. The Watermelon Woman’ was the name given to the Fae Richards, an elusive Black Actress from the 1930s. In all her films, it was her only billing, why should that be? It is a mystery that perplexes Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye), a young Black filmmaker. She sets out to solve the mystery by making a documentary about the forgotten star.

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