Young, Black and Queer: The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

Janine
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1990, 6 min. English with English subtitles

She Don’t Fade
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1991, 23 min. English with English subtitles

Vanilla Sex
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1992, 4 min. English with English subtitles

The Potluck & The Passion
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1993, 15 min. English with English subtitles

An Untitled Portrait
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1993, 8 min. English with English subtitles

Greetings from Africa
Cheryl Dunye, USA, 1996, 14 min. English with English subtitles

A screening program that gathers the formative, fearless early works of Cheryl Dunye, a pioneering voice in New Queer Cinema and director of the groundbreaking The Watermelon Woman. Through a blend of intimate autobiography, sly fiction, and playful documentary, Dunye deftly excavates the intersections of race, sexuality, and memory. With a DIY aesthetic and a wry, personal lens, she constructs and deconstructs identity, history, and desire, questioning who gets to tell stories and who remains in the archives. (Dalia Soliman)