Synopsis
Cheryl is a twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, an obscure black actress from the 1930’s. Cheryl is surprised to discover that Richards (known popularly as “the Watermelon Woman”) had a white lesbian lover. At the same time, Cheryl falls in love with a very cute white customer at the video store.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $8,936 (20.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $300,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/54 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $98,163 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) | 14,288 | $42,735 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) | 27,835 | $42,735 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) | 5,919 | $42,735 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 5th, 1997 (Limited) by First Run Features November 10th, 2016 (Limited) by First Run Features |
| Video Release: | May 9th, 2000 by First Run Home |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 85 minutes |
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| Keywords: | African Americans, LGBTQ+, Romance, Interracial Romance, Documentarian, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Dancing Girl, The Effects House |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |