“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Because I am the proud owner of a Criterion Channel subscription, I always look forward to the beginning of the month when the platform debuts a bunch of new film collections to peruse.

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 ...

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 ...