The Girl in the Watermelon
- Original title
- The Girl in the Watermelon
- Year
- 1994
- Running time
- 92 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Michael Allinson
- Jon Avner
- Steven Mark Friedman
- Joe Herrera
- Meredith Scott Lynn
- Michele Pawk
- Lázaro Pérez
- Jamie Lynn Reif
- Steve Stahl
- James Thiérrée
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- This comedy follows the quest of a young girl to find her unknown father through the vivid streets of New York. The film begins in Brooklyn as 17-year old Sam again asks her mother about her estranged father and again receives no answers. The determined girl then sneaks a look into her mother's 1976 datebook to look for clues. She finds two potential fathers and so writes each of them a letter of introduction. One of the men is a Latino trumpet player. He is also a womanizer. The other is Anglo, owns an art gallery, is very wealthy, and gay. Both of them are delighted at the prospect of having a daughter. Sam must now find a balance between her mom and two dads. The two disparate men teach her much about the diversity of life outside of Brooklyn.
- Awards
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1995: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize
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