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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.
- 1995: Media Production Award; National Endowment for the Arts etc
- 1990–present
- 2
- May 13, 1966 (age 57), Liberia
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.
Nov 29, 2016 · Nov. 29, 2016 3 AM PT. To most, being invisible is something to balk at, to complain and protest about. After all, an individual’s humanity rests, in part, on being seen as themselves for...
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,...
