Dancing Girl Movies

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.

A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through polaroid photographs.

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

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."

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.