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Cheryl Dunye (/ d uː n ˈ j eɪ /; born May 13, 1966) is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.
Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-born filmmaker who has made features, shorts and TV shows. She is known for The Watermelon Woman (1996), a documentary about a black lesbian filmmaker, and for directing episodes of The Equalizer, The Rookie: Feds and Lovecraft Country.
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Sep 21, 2020 · This interview with writer-director Cheryl Dunye was recorded in 2020. The inventive, self-reflexive films of independent trailblazer Cheryl Dunye offer multilayered, sharply funny...
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Feb 27, 2021 · The Watermelon Woman (1996) is the first US feature directed by an ‘out’ Black lesbian, Cheryl Dunye. It subverts the filmic gaze, challenges representation and history, and mixes fiction and documentary in a playful and inventive way.
Jul 8, 2023 · Cheryl Dunye's 1996 debut, The Watermelon Woman, is being added to the Criterion Collection. It's a long overdue honor for the filmmaker who shaped how Black LGBTQ+ stories are told.
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Nov 14, 2016 · There’s a scene in Cheryl Dunye‘s groundbreaking 1996 debut, “The Watermelon Woman” in which Dunye is hassled by two police officers. Playing a fictionalized version of herself, the Black ...
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Cheryl is a world renowned Director, Writer, Producer, and Founder of Jingletown Films. Cheryl Dunye first emerged as part of the “Queer New Wave” of young filmmakers in the early 1990s with her first feature film, THE WATERMELON WOMAN, winning the Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival.
