Set in Philadelphia, The Watermelon Woman is the story of Cheryl (played by the film’s director Cheryl Dunye), a twenty-something black lesbian struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930s black film actress popularly known as "The Watermelon Woman." Uncovering the meaning of Richards' life, Cheryl evokes a flurry of new questions about herself and her future as she interacts with gay and black communities. Also screening is Dunye’s short film, Greetings From Africa, which the New York Press described as “A winsome comic confessional... Dunye is so endearing that I felt privileged to spend 8 minutes in her company.”