Cheryl Dunye Movies

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the…

A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women’s correctional facility

Lonnie, Dominic and ‘G’ are three bachelor buddies from the hood who, after a lifetime of hard-partying, are in for a crude awakening when their respective girlfriends all get pregnant…