Watermelon Woman

Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye accuses her onetime business partner of pocketing the revenue generated from a 20th anniversary restoration of her queer cinema classic “The Watermelon Woman” and also claim to have rights to future works Dunye might complete.

SAN FRANCISCO — Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye accuses her onetime business partner of pocketing the revenue generated from a 20th anniversary restoration of her queer cinema classic “The Watermelon Woman” and also claim to have rights to future works Dunye might complete.

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