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: 2.189
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1966-05-13
  • Place of Birth: Monrovia, Liberia
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Cheryl Dunye Movies

  • 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...

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  • 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.

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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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  • 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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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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  • 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....

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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  • 1993
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    Complicated Flesh

    Complicated Flesh

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

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  • 2001
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    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    4.6 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    4.6 2001 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

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  • 2004
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    My Baby's Daddy

    My Baby's Daddy

    4.7 2004 HD

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  • 2014
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    Black Is Blue

    Black Is Blue

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Janine

    Janine

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

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  • 2002
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    Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

    7.5 2002 HD

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.7 1992 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    An Untitled Portrait

    An Untitled Portrait

    7 1993 HD

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  • 2013
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    Valencia

    Valencia

    0.5 2013 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.9 1997 HD

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  • 2012
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    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.9 2012 HD

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  • 2014
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    Brother From Another Time

    Brother From Another Time

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

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  • 2017
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    DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

    DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.1 2010 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.2 1996 HD

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  • 1992
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    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.3 1992 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.8 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.725 1970 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.

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  • 1970
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    7.2 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.1 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    8.13 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    8.55 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    6.9 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.681 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.5 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    7.891 1970 HD

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

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