{"id":482,"date":"2016-02-07T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=482"},"modified":"2016-02-07T18:06:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:06:07","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-cheryl-dunye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/07\/bite-sized-blog-post-cheryl-dunye\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Cheryl Dunye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye.jpg\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye.jpg\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-208x300.jpg\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-483 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cheryl Dunye\" width=\"327\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-768x1107.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-711x1024.jpg 711w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye-630x908.jpg 630w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Cheryl-Dunye.jpg 1041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After directing and producing several shorts CHERYL DUNYE made her first feature film <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uXRYhmx9AXo\" target=\"_blank\">The Watermelon Woman\u00a0<\/a><\/em>(1996) exploring sexuality and race and film, funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After the success of <em>The Watermelon Woman\u00a0<\/em>and the HBO movie<em> Stranger Inside <\/em>(2001) Dunye directed the Hollywood vehicle <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=46FHCtWc7v0\" target=\"_blank\">My Baby&#8217;s Daddy<\/a><\/em> (2004) written by Eddie Griffin.\u00a0She continues to write and direct as well as teaching at various Universities in California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search\/Cheryl%20Dunye\/person\/20010099\" target=\"_blank\">NETFLIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/filmmakers\/director-cheryl-dunye-2759\" target=\"_blank\">FANDOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/firstrunfeatures.com\/cheryldunyedvd.html\" target=\"_blank\">FIRST RUN FEATURES<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_ex_n_1?rh=n%3A2858778011%2Ck%3ACheryl+Dunye&amp;bbn=2858778011&amp;keywords=Cheryl+Dunye&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1454286614\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (PRIME STREAMING)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search\/ref=sr_gnr_aps?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ACheryl+Dunye&amp;keywords=Cheryl+Dunye&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1454286614\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/search\/people?q=Cheryl+Dunye\" target=\"_blank\">VIMEO<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cheryl-Dunye-330424731903\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Advantageous\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cdunye\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Twitter<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheryldunye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheryl Dunye&#8217;s Website<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmmakermagazine.com\/75845-kickstarter-cheryl-dunye-takes-off-her-cool-with-black-is-blue\/#.Vq6mYLIrKUk\" target=\"_blank\">Filmmaker Magazine:\u00a0Kickstarter: Cheryl Dunye Takes Off Her Cool with<i>Black is Blue<br \/>\n<\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/09\/04\/cheryl-dunye-black-is-blue_n_3857350.html\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/04\/24\/barbie-ava-duvernay-doll_n_7139718.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheryl_Dunye\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt4448130\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\u00a02014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4448130\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Brother from Another Time<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt3593320\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02014<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3593320\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">Black Is Blue<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt2461190\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02013<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2461190\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">Valencia: The Movie\/S<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt2170509\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02012<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2170509\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Mommy Is Coming<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt1507369\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02010<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1507369\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">The Owls<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0332712\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02004<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0332712\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">My Baby&#8217;s Daddy<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0258223\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02001<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0258223\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">Stranger Inside<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0109940\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01996<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0109940\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">Greetings from Africa<\/a> (Short documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0118125\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01996<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118125\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">The Watermelon Woman<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0137178\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01993<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0137178\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">The Potluck and the Passion<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0181105\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01993<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0181105\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">Untitled Portrait<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0181122\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01992<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0181122\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">Vanilla Sex<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0180997\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01991<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0180997\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_13\">She Don&#8217;t Fade<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0180766\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01990<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0180766\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_14\">Janine<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0348409\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01989<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0348409\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15\">Wild Thing: A Poem by Sapphire<\/a> (Video short)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After directing and producing several shorts CHERYL DUNYE made her first feature film The Watermelon Woman\u00a0(1996) exploring sexuality and race and film, funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. 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