Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 7.604 |
| Birthday | 1966-05-13 |
| Place of Birth | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Also Known As |
1997
The Watermelon Woman
6.851/77
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
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The Watermelon Woman
1998
Women of Vision
1/1
Documentary that highlights 18 women and covers a period of time from the 50's to the 90's. The women chosen were selected because they represent the...
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Women of Vision
1993
Strange Weather
0/0
A quartet of crack addicts, absorbed by their life of pure sensation, are holed up inside while the world outside is about to explode.
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Strange Weather
1996
Greetings from Africa
6.2/4
Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.
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Greetings from Africa
2017
Mansfield 66/67
4.6/10
About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after...
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Mansfield 66/67
2003
Sisters in Cinema
0/0
Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.
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Sisters in Cinema
2012
Mommy Is Coming
3.9/9
With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan di...
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Mommy Is Coming
1998
Lavender Limelight
6.5/2
From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors....
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Lavender Limelight
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
0.5/1
The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexual...
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Dykes, Camera, Action!
1990
Janine
7/4
The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl.
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Janine
1992
She Don't Fade
7.3/3
She Don't Fade chronicles the sexual pursuits of Shae Clarke, an African American lesbian. Clarke, played by Dunye herself, defines and readily demons...
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She Don't Fade
1992
Vanilla Sex
6.7/3
A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through polaroid photographs.
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Vanilla Sex
2010
The Owls
4.1/8
Two middle-aged lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger girl and decide to cover it up. But their crime comes back to haunt them when an unexpecte...
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The Owls
1993
The Potluck and the Passion
5.8/5
Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.
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The Potluck and the Passion
1993
An Untitled Portrait
7/2
Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies and Dunye's spe...
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An Untitled Portrait
2010
Hooters!
1/1
“Hooters!” explores lesbian culture, with humor, insight, and artistry, through the collaborative film making process used in Cheryl Dunye’s new semin...
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Hooters!
1993
Sex Fish
0/0
A euphoric lesbian sex video features a group of women in a frenzy of erotic scenes with poetry, slowly dripping water, fancy goldfish, and an ecstati...
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