Director Cheryl Dunye made waves with her 1996 debut, THE WATERMELON WOMAN. A comedic drama about a Black lesbian video store clerk on the hunt to track down the name of an uncredited Black actress in a classic film, Dunye made history by becoming the first openly gay Black woman to make a film. #WomenMakeFilm | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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Director Cheryl Dunye made waves with her 1996 debut, THE WATERMELON WOMAN. A comedic drama about a Black lesbian video store clerk on the hunt to track down the name of an uncredited Black actress in a classic film, Dunye made history by becoming the first openly gay Black woman to make a film. #WomenMakeFilm | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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Happy birthday to Cheryl Dunye, the talented director behind The Watermelon Woman, Stranger Inside, and so many other amazing films and TV shows! Thank you for your contributions to the world of TV and cinema, here's to another year of success and creativity! 🎉🎬 | Blex
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Happy birthday to Cheryl Dunye, the talented director behind The Watermelon Woman, Stranger Inside, and so many other amazing films and TV shows! Thank you for your contributions to the world of TV and cinema, here's to another year of success and creativity! 🎉🎬 | Blex
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Charming, courageous, and controversial, Cheryl Dunye's debut feature THE WATERMELON WOMAN follows a 20-something lesbian video store clerk making a documentary about a black actress from the 1930s. Needless to say, she makes some surprising discoveries along the way. | Fandor
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Some advice from filmmaker Cheryl Dunye: 'Keep putting yourself out where you belong'
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Fandor interviews Cheryl Dunye, an icon of New Queer Cinema and the director of 'The Watermelon Woman.' You can stream 'The Watermelon Woman' on Fandor right here: http://fan.do/r/aI9 | Women In Film
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Groundbreaking in more ways than one, Cheryl Dunye’s autofiction work was the first feature to be directed by a Black lesbian filmmaker. THE WATERMELON WOMAN is now streaming as part of "This Is Not A Coming Out Story". | MUBI UK & Ireland
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