The Watermelon Woman
1997
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Cheryl Dunye (/ d uː n ˈ j eɪ /; [1] 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 was born on 13 May 1966 in Liberia. She is a director and producer, known for The Watermelon Woman (1996), The Owls (2010) and Mommy Is Coming (2012).
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- 4 min
- Liberia
Aug 4, 2023 · Amidst capturing Philly landscapes and sapphic activities, Cheryl Dunye did the same by daring to share her reality as a Black lesbian to viewers, creating her own legacy in the process.♦
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.
- 3 min
- Allyson McCabe
Feb 15, 2018 · In 1996, The Watermelon Woman became the first film to feature a Black lesbian lead—and though sadly this is still a rarity in cinema, Cheryl Dunye’s film is revolutionary while still ...
Jul 12, 2023 · The film blends romance, comedy, and documentary elements around the journey of a video store clerk, Cheryl (Dunye), to uncover more information about the eponymous yet anonymous Black actress from the 1930s.
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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 ...
