Cheryl Dunye
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Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. She was born in Liberia, but shortly after, her family moved to Philadelphia.
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We’re losing these really vital stories from the queer canon and these representations of LGBTQ individuals are just disappearing throughout history
Director Cheryl Dunye on her groundbreaking LGBTQ film ‘The Watermelon Woman,’ 20 years later-Los Angeles Times (29 November 2016)
The watermelon woman came from the real lack of any information about the lesbian and film history of African American women. Since it wasn’t happening, I invented it
There were 20 minutes in the middle where it just stopped.
Filmography 29
The Watermelon Woman
My Baby's Daddy
Mansfield 66/67
Mommy Is Coming
Stranger Inside
The Owls
The Potluck and the Passion
Greetings from Africa
Vanilla Sex
An Untitled Portrait
Truth Be Told
Hooters!
Black Is Blue
Lavender Limelight
Valencia: The Movie/S
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Rainbow Girls
Strange Weather
Sex Fish
Brother From Another Time
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
The Early Works of Cheryl DunyeThe Early Works of Cheryl Dunye82 credits on file
Television 20
You
Bridgerton
Manifest
The Umbrella Academy
The Equalizer
The Fosters
Star
All Rise
Queen Sugar
The Rookie: Feds
Lovecraft Country
The Hunting Wives
Dead Boy Detectives
Y: The Last Man
Claws
American Gigolo
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Pride
Hollywood Black
Love Is___Awards 2
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About this person
Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. She was born in Liberia, but shortly after, her family moved to Philadelphia. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film The Watermelon Woman. She runs the production company Jingletown Films based in Oakland, California.
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