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The Watermelon Woman
1997
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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.
Producer. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 4:03. The Watermelon Woman (1996) 3 Videos. 3 Photos. 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).
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. Jamie...
Nov 14, 2016 · Cheryl Dunye Always Knew Black Lives Mattered: Considering the Legacy of ‘The Watermelon Woman’. Filmmakers feeling rage about the political climate should look to the scrappy independent films...
In The Watermelon Woman, Cheryl, a fledgling Black lesbian filmmaker played by Dunye herself, sets out to make a documentary about Faith Richardson, a lost cinematic ancestor glimpsed in 1930s race films.
Cheryl Dunye. FOUNDER. 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.
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.
