The Watermelon Woman
1997
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Website. cheryldunye .com. Cheryl Dunye ( / duːnˈjeɪ /; [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.
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). More at IMDbPro.
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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...
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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 ...
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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.
Jun 19, 2020 · In 1996, Cheryl Dunye —the writer, actor, and filmmaker—released The Watermelon Woman, a seminal work of autofiction in which a young Black lesbian filmmaker named Cheryl (played by Dunye)...
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Jul 12, 2023 · Kyndall Cunningham. Published Jul. 12, 2023 4:30AM EDT. Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty. It’s been 27 years since Cheryl Dunye released her first full-length feature,...
