Cheryl Dunye Movies

  • 1997
    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    The Watermelon Woman

    6.91997HD

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

    The Watermelon Woman
  • 2004
    My Baby's Daddy

    My Baby's Daddy

    My Baby's Daddy

    4.72004HD

    A trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

    My Baby's Daddy
  • 1998
    Lavender Limelight

    Lavender Limelight

    Lavender Limelight

    6.51998HD

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

    Lavender Limelight
  • 2012
    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    Mommy Is Coming

    3.92012HD

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

    Mommy Is Coming
  • 1990
    Janine

    Janine

    Janine

    71990HD

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

    Janine
  • 2017
    Mansfield 66/67

    Mansfield 66/67

    Mansfield 66/67

    4.62017HD

    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...

    Mansfield 66/67
  • 2002
    Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

    7.52002HD

    Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to...

    Truth Be Told
  • 1993
    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    The Potluck and the Passion

    5.81993HD

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

    The Potluck and the Passion
  • 2003
    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    02003HD

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

    Sisters in Cinema
  • 2010
    The Owls

    The Owls

    The Owls

    4.12010HD

    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...

    The Owls
  • 2001
    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    Stranger Inside

    4.62001HD

    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...

    Stranger Inside
  • 1993
    Complicated Flesh

    Complicated Flesh

    Complicated Flesh

    01993HD

    An interracial story of love, passion, and pussy.

    Complicated Flesh
  • 1992
    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    She Don't Fade

    7.31992HD

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

    She Don't Fade
  • 1993
    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    01993HD

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

    Strange Weather
  • 1996
    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    Greetings from Africa

    6.21996HD

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

    Greetings from Africa
  • 2013
    Valencia

    Valencia

    Valencia

    0.52013HD

    Valencia is a collaboration between a national community of queer filmmakers to adapt the underground classic memoir into a kaleidoscopic vision of...

    Valencia
  • 2018
    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    0.52018HD

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

    Dykes, Camera, Action!
  • 1992
    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    Vanilla Sex

    6.71992HD

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

    Vanilla Sex
  • 1993
    Sex Fish

    Sex Fish

    Sex Fish

    01993HD

    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...

    Sex Fish
  • 1998
    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    11998HD

    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...

    Women of Vision