«‹The Watermelon Woman› came from the real lack of any information about the lesbian and film history of African-American women. Since it wasn't happening, I invented it.» «The Watermelon Woman» is a 1996 feature film by filmmaker Cheryl Dunye about Cheryl, a 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. It was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian.
On Wednesday, 6th May following the screening of the film, Wybernet (Network for lesbian businesswomen) offers an aperitif.