Cheryl Dunye, director of the critically acclaimed indie film Watermelon Woman (1996) and several other feature-length films, shorts, and episodic television. Her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender.
The Watermelon Woman (1996): Cheryl (played by director Cheryl Dunye), is working on a film project exploring the life and work of her favorite "mammy" of 1930s and 1940s cinema, identified only as "The Watermelon Woman". Her investigations and a new romance with a seductive customer push her to live out the very ideas she’s exploring.
The Owls (2010): Two middle-aged, lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger lesbian and hide the body, without reporting it to the authorities. Their guilt and long-kept, dark secret come back to haunt them, as an unexpected stranger shows up in their lives, bringing tension and discord.
Mommy is Coming (2012): A sassy, raunchy, romantic sex comedy set in the edgy underground of Berlin where love and taboo affairs collide.
Stranger Inside (2001): A mother-daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility.
