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Cheryl Dunye

Director

Cheryl Dunye

Born May 13, 1966 in Monrovia, Liberia19 films

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.

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The Watermelon Woman posterFirst watchThe Watermelon Woman19977.0A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.View film

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My Baby's Daddy poster4.6My Baby's Daddy2004

Filmography

19 films as director
  1. TBABlack Is BlueDirector
  2. TBAThe Early Works of Cheryl DunyeDirector
  3. TBAThe Early Works of Cheryl DunyeDirector
  4. 2017DiAna's Hair Ego RemixDirector
  5. 2014Brother From Another TimeDirector
  6. 2014Black Is BlueDirector
  7. 2013Valencia: The Movie/SDirector
  8. 2012Mommy Is ComingDirector
  9. 2010The OwlsDirector
  10. 2004My Baby's DaddyDirector
  11. 2001Stranger InsideDirector
  12. 1997The Watermelon WomanDirector
  13. 1996Greetings from AfricaDirector
  14. 1993An Untitled PortraitDirector
  15. 1993The Potluck and the PassionDirector
  16. 1993Complicated FleshDirector
  17. 1992She Don't FadeDirector
  18. 1992Vanilla SexDirector
  19. 1990JanineDirector