sentences:  The Watermelon Woman
  
  The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye.It stars Dunye as Cheryl, young black lesbian working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during the period.