Movies by Cheryl Dunye

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

Over twists, presses, and wash-and-goes, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye joins other clients and hairstylist DiAna DiAna in her South Carolina salon to discuss the current impact of AIDS on Blacks in the south, and what has changed and stayed the same since DiAna was featured in a seminal short video by Ellen Spiro thirty years ago.

Janine

Janine

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

She Don't Fade

She Don't Fade

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."

Greetings from Africa

Greetings from Africa

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

Black Is Blue

Black Is Blue

Black - once Blue - is now a trans man who works as a security guard in an apartment complex in Oakland. One night, Black notices an ex- girlfriend partying with some other women in one of the buildings. As none of the other security guards want to watch 'the lezzie party', Black volunteers to, thinking he may resolve some inner conflicts from the past. However, things take a turn for the worse.