Cheryl Dunye

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

GREETINGS FROM AFRICA (Narrative, 1994) Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experience the mysteries of lesbian dating in the 90s / THE POTLUCK AND THE PASSION (Experimental Narrative, 1993) Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck / AN UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Video Montage, 1993) Dunye’s relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies & Dunye’s special brand of humor. / VANILLA SEX (Experimental Documentary, 1992)Is it who you do, or what you do? / SHE DON’T FADE (Experimental Narrative, 1991) A self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian / JANINE (Experimental Documentary, 1990) The story of a black lesbian’s relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Paula Cronan, Zoie Strauss

GREETINGS FROM AFRICA (Narrative, 1994) Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experience the mysteries of lesbian dating in the 90s / THE POTLUCK AND THE PASSION (Experimental Narrative, 1993) Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck / AN UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Video Montage, 1993) Dunye’s relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies & Dunye’s special brand of humor. / VANILLA SEX (Experimental Documentary, 1992)Is it who you do, or what you do? / SHE DON’T FADE (Experimental Narrative, 1991) A self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian / JANINE (Experimental Documentary, 1990) The story of a black lesbian’s relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl

Dykes, Camera, Action!

Caroline Berler

Desiree Akhavan, Cheryl Dunye

The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this documentary comes to life on screen through compelling and intimate original interviews, intercut with emotionally-charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.

Sisters in Cinema

Yvonne Welbon

Stephanie Allain, Madeline Anderson

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

Ellen Spiro, Cheryl Dunye

Over twists, presses, and wash-and-goes, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye joins other clients and hairstylist DiAna DiAna in her South Carolina salon to discuss the current impact of AIDS on Blacks in the south, and what has changed and stayed the same since DiAna was featured in a seminal short video by Ellen Spiro thirty years ago.

The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner

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

Greetings from Africa

Cheryl Dunye

Nora Breen, Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.

Janine

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

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

Black Is Blue

Cheryl Dunye

Kingston Farady, Lisa Evans

Black - once Blue - is now a trans man who works as a security guard in an apartment complex in Oakland. One night, Black notices an ex- girlfriend partying with some other women in one of the buildings. As none of the other security guards want to watch 'the lezzie party', Black volunteers to, thinking he may resolve some inner conflicts from the past. However, things take a turn for the worse.

Valencia: The Movie/S

Greg Youmans, Samuel Topiary

Shawna Elizabeth, Annie Danger

Valencia is a collaboration between a national community of queer filmmakers to adapt the underground classic memoir into a kaleidoscopic vision of San Francisco's Mission District in the early 90s during the rise of a punk lesbian diaspora told through the experiences of Michelle, a single rootless twenty-something searching for sex and love, drugs and adventure.

Strange Weather

Peggy Ahwesh, Margie Strosser

Cheryl Dunye, Deirdre Lewis

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

She Don't Fade

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye, Paula Cronan

She Don't Fade chronicles the sexual pursuits of Shae Clarke, an African American lesbian. Clarke, played by Dunye herself, defines and readily demonstrates her "new approach to women."

An Untitled Portrait

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies and Dunye's special brand of humor.

The Potluck and the Passion

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye, Nora Breen

Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.

Stranger Inside

Cheryl Dunye

Davenia McFadden, Rain Phoenix

After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.

Mansfield 66/67

Todd Hughes, P. David Ebersole

Jayne Mansfield, Anton LaVey

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 after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.