Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.

  • Title: Cheryl Dunye
  • Popularity: 3.701
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1966-05-13
  • Place of Birth: Monrovia, Liberia
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Cheryl Dunye Movies

  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1998
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    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    1 1998 HD

    Documentary that highlights 18 women and covers a period of time from the 50's to the 90's. The women chosen were selected because they represent the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Frances Negrón Muntaner

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  • 1993
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    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    1 1993 HD

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

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    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nora Breen

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  • 2017
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    Mansfield 66/67

    Mansfield 66/67

    4.6 2017 HD

    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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jayne Mansfield

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  • 2003
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    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    1 2003 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stephanie Allain

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

    With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan...

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    Cast: Wieland Speck

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  • 1998
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    Lavender Limelight

    Lavender Limelight

    6.5 1998 HD

    From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2018
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    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    0.5 2018 HD

    The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Desiree Akhavan

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

    She Don't Fade chronicles the sexual pursuits of Shae Clarke, an African American lesbian. Clarke, played by Dunye herself, defines and readily...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

    A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through polaroid photographs.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

    Two middle-aged lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger girl and decide to cover it up. But their crime comes back to haunt them when an...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Guinevere Turner

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  • 1993
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    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.8 1993 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1993
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    An Untitled Portrait

    An Untitled Portrait

    7 1993 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2010
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    Hooters!

    Hooters!

    1 2010 HD

    “Hooters!” explores lesbian culture, with humor, insight, and artistry, through the collaborative film making process used in Cheryl...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Anna Margarita Albelo

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  • 1993
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    Sex Fish

    Sex Fish

    1 1993 HD

    A euphoric lesbian sex video features a group of women in a frenzy of erotic scenes with poetry, slowly dripping water, fancy goldfish, and an...

    Genre:

    Cast: Jane Castle

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  • 2001
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    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    4.6 2001 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Davenia McFadden

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  • 2001
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    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    4.6 2001 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Davenia McFadden

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Guinevere Turner

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2004
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    My Baby's Daddy

    My Baby's Daddy

    4.784 2004 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eddie Griffin

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  • 2014
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    Black Is Blue

    Black Is Blue

    1 2014 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kingston Farady

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Wieland Speck

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Wieland Speck

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nora Breen

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2002
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    Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

    7.5 2002 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Regina King

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1993
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    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.8 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1993
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    An Untitled Portrait

    An Untitled Portrait

    7 1993 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2013
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    Valencia

    Valencia

    0.5 2013 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Shawna Elizabeth

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Wieland Speck

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  • 2014
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    Brother From Another Time

    Brother From Another Time

    1 2014 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Jocquese Whitfield

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2017
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    DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

    DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

    1 2017 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Guinevere Turner

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Guinevere Turner

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  • 1993
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    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.8 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nora Breen

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nora Breen

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  • 1993
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    Complicated Flesh

    Complicated Flesh

    1 1993 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cheryl Dunye

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  • 2022
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    7.745 2022 HD

    Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rutina Wesley

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  • 2018
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    7.571 2018 HD

    Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Teri Polo

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  • 2023
    imgS3 E20

    7.786 2023 HD

    A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Simone Missick

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  • 2020
    imgS1 E10

    7.192 2020 HD

    The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jonathan Majors

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  • 2021
    imgS1 E6

    7.2 2021 HD

    Six renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define America as a nation. The limited series spans the FBI surveillance...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Angelica Ross

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  • 2024
    imgS3 E8

    8.144 2024 HD

    Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nicola Coughlan

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  • 2022
    imgS3 E10

    8.572 2022 HD

    A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Aidan Gallagher

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E8

    6.934 2022 HD

    Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy him in order to have him. Exonerated, after 15 years...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jon Bernthal

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  • 2023
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    7.698 2023 HD

    After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Melissa Roxburgh

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  • 2023
    imgS1 E22

    7.571 2023 HD

    Special Agent Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI, is a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and she works...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Niecy Nash-Betts

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  • 2024
    imgS1 E8

    7.822 2024 HD

    Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch complicates their...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Rexstrew

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