Cheryl Dunye
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born May 13, 1966 · Monrovia, Liberia
Active 1990–present · Awards: Anonymous Was A Woman Award, Guggenheim Fellowship
Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.
Filmography
The Hunting Wives (2025) — DirectorRainbow Girls (2025) — Executive ProducerThe Early Works of Cheryl Dunye — Director · Writer · ProducerThe Early Works of Cheryl Dunye — herslef · DirectorThe Umbrella Academy (2019) — DirectorYou (2018) — DirectorBridgerton (2020) — DirectorManifest (2018) — DirectorLovecraft Country (2020) — DirectorDead Boy Detectives (2024) — DirectorThe Fosters (2013) — DirectorThe Equalizer (2021) — DirectorStar (2016) — DirectorY: The Last Man (2021) — DirectorQueen Sugar (2016) — DirectorAll Rise (2019) — DirectorThe Rookie: Feds (2022) — DirectorThe Watermelon Woman (1997) — Cheryl · Director · Writer · EditorClaws (2017) — DirectorAmerican Gigolo (2022) — DirectorStrange Weather (1993) — CrystalThe Emperor of Ocean Park (2024) — DirectorPride (2021) — DirectorShe Don't Fade (1992) — Cheryl / Shae Clarke · Director · Screenplay · Editor · Producer