The best Cheryl Dunye’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Cheryl Dunye’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Cheryl Dunye.
The Watermelon Woman
7.1/10
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 stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was the first feature film directed by an "out" black lesbian.
Mansfield 66/67
6.1/10
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 after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.
Lavender Limelight
From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. These talented movie-makers enlighten and entertain as they explore their sexual identity, growing up gay, inspirations and techniques, Hollywood vs. Indie, and of course, love and sex, onscreen and off. The conversations are intimate, the topics unlimited, and the clips from their work enthralling! Featuring Cheryl Dunye, Rose Troche, Jennie Livingston, Monika Treut, Maria Maggenti, Su Friedrich and Heather MacDonald.
Vanilla Sex
6/10
A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through polaroid photographs.
Mommy Is Coming
5.2/10
With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan discovers new pleasures at a sex club, while Claudia, in drag as Claude, finds a surprising partner
The Owls
5/10
Four "Owls" (older, wiser lesbians) who are living in the faded aftermath of their glory days as a once-famous rock group, are all implicated in a crime.
Hooters!
4.8/10
Godard said all you need to make a movie was a girl and a gun. For these lesbian filmmakers, all you need is an idea and some friends but a girl and a gun will always come in handy. **Hooters: the making of Older, Wiser, Lesbian cinema **explores lesbian culture, with humor, insight, and artistry, through the collaborative film making process used in Cheryl Dunye's new seminal film, The Owls.
Dykes, Camera, Action!
7.6/10
The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of sexuality and gender, underscoring the power that film has to shape our perceptions of one another. Visually, this documentary comes to life on screen through compelling and intimate original interviews, intercut with emotionally-charged archival footage, photographs, ephemera, inspired music, and film clips.
Greetings from Africa
7/10
Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.
The Potluck and the Passion
6.2/10
Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.
An Untitled Portrait
6.3/10
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.
