Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Directing

Born May 13, 1966 · Monrovia, Liberia

39 films as director · Active 1990–2025

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 issu…

Known for

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

2024

The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997

Mansfield 66/67

Mansfield 66/67

2017

Hooters!

Hooters!

2010

Mommy Is Coming

Mommy Is Coming

2012

Sex Fish

Sex Fish

1993

The Owls

The Owls

2010

Sisters in Cinema

Sisters in Cinema

2003

Directed(39)

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

2017DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

Black Is Blue

2014Black Is Blue★ 1.0

Brother From Another Time

2014Brother From Another Time

Valencia: The Movie/S

2013Valencia: The Movie/S★ 0.5

Mommy Is Coming

2012Mommy Is Coming★ 3.4

The Owls

2010The Owls★ 3.5

My Baby's Daddy

2004My Baby's Daddy★ 4.6

Stranger Inside

2001Stranger Inside★ 4.5

The Watermelon Woman

1997The Watermelon Woman★ 6.9

Greetings from Africa

1996Greetings from Africa★ 6.1

1993Complicated Flesh

The Potluck and the Passion

1993The Potluck and the Passion★ 6.6

An Untitled Portrait

1993An Untitled Portrait★ 7.5

1992She Don't Fade★ 7.6

Vanilla Sex

1992Vanilla Sex★ 7.5

1990Janine★ 7.3

—Black Is Blue

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

—The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

—The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

Acting(20)

2024Hollywood BlackSelf

2018Dykes, Camera, Action!Self

2017Mansfield 66/67Self

2012Mommy Is ComingCabby

2010Hooters!Self

2010The OwlsCarol

2003Sisters in CinemaSelf

1998Women of VisionSelf

1998Lavender LimelightSelf

1997The Watermelon WomanCheryl

1996Greetings from AfricaCheryl

1993The Potluck and the Passion

1993An Untitled Portrait(voice)

1993Strange WeatherCrystal

1992She Don't FadeCheryl / Shae Clarke

1992Vanilla SexNarrator

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunyeherself

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunyeherslef