Cheryl Dunye
Popularity:0.174
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1966-05-13
Place of Birth:Monrovia, Liberia
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Sex Fish (1993)
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...

The Watermelon Woman (1997)
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Strange Weather (1993)
A quartet of crack addicts, absorbed by their life of pure sensation, are holed up inside while the world outside is about to explode.

Greetings from Africa (1996)
Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.

Women of Vision (1998)
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...

Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
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...

Sisters in Cinema (2003)
Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

Mommy Is Coming (2012)
With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan...

Lavender Limelight (1998)
From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors....

Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018)
The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of...

Janine (1990)
The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl.

She Don't Fade (1992)
She Don't Fade chronicles the sexual pursuits of Shae Clarke, an African American lesbian. Clarke, played by Dunye herself, defines and readily...

Vanilla Sex (1992)
A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through polaroid photographs.

The Owls (2010)
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...

An Untitled Portrait (1993)
Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies and Dunye's...

The Potluck and the Passion (1993)
Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.

Hooters! (2010)
“Hooters!” explores lesbian culture, with humor, insight, and artistry, through the collaborative film making process used in Cheryl...

(1970)
Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently...

(1970)
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's...

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A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

(1970)
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip...

(1970)
Six renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define America as a nation. The limited series spans the FBI surveillance...

(1970)
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

(1970)
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

(1970)
Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy him in order to have him. Exonerated, after 15 years...

(1970)
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed...

(1970)
Special Agent Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI, is a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and she works...

(1970)
Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch complicates their...