Cheryl Dunye
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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🎬 Movies
My Baby's Daddy
director
2004
Truth Be Told
writer
2002
The Watermelon Woman
director
1997
The Watermelon Woman
writer
1997
The Watermelon Woman
actor
1997
Greetings from Africa
director
1996
Greetings from Africa
writer
1996
Greetings from Africa
actor
1996
Sex Fish
actor
1993
The Potluck and the Passion
director
1993
An Untitled Portrait
director
1993
An Untitled Portrait
actor
1993
The Potluck and the Passion
writer
1993
The Potluck and the Passion
actor
1993
Strange Weather
actor
1993
Vanilla Sex
director
1992
She Don't Fade
writer
1992
Vanilla Sex
actor
1992
She Don't Fade
actor
1992
She Don't Fade
director
1992
Janine
director
1990
Janine
writer
1990
Janine
actor
1990
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
writer
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
director
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
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The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
director
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
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