Growing up in Philadelphia, Cheryl Dunye says she was fascinated by the stories reflected in her mother’s scrapbook photos. She studied filmmaking in college and graduate school but didn’t see people ...
“A dazzlingly inventive landmark of the New Queer Cinema!” – BFI The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of ...
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‘It carved out a space for Black lesbian stories on screen’: The Watermelon Woman returns to cinemas
The 1996 classic is being screened in Leicester, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham later this month The post ‘It carved out ...
This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Growing up in Philadelphia, Cheryl ...
Cheryl Dunye sits in front of a VHS camcorder and says, “The problem is I don’t know what I want to make a film on. I know it has to be about Black women because our stories have never been told. So, ...
The Belcourt’s Weekend Classics offer something special on Saturday with a 2K HD restoration of 1996’s The Watermelon Woman. Queer black woman Cheryl Dunye wrote and directed the film, in which she ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Tuesday, the Little Theatre and Trillium Health celebrated Pride Month and Juneteenth with a film screening. Organizers showed the 1996 film “The Watermelon Woman,” which follows ...
Cheryl Dunye's 1996 debut, The Watermelon Woman, is being added to the Criterion Collection. It's a long overdue honor for the filmmaker who shaped how Black LGBTQ+ stories are told. Growing up in ...
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