Films with: Dunye, Cheryl

Early works of Cheryl Dunye

Janine: "(Experimental documentary, 1990) The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl"--Container. She don't fade: "(Experimental narrative, 1991) A self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian"--Container. The potluck and the passion: "(Experimental narrative, 1993) Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck"--Container. Vanilla sex: "(Experimental documentary, 1992)"--Container. Dunye's contribution to visual artist Shu Leah Cheng's video installation Those fluttering objects of desire. An untitled portrait: "(Video montage, 1993) Dunye's relationship with her brother is examined in this mixture of appropriated film footage, super 8mm home movies & Dunye's special brand of humor"--Container. Greetings from Africa: "(Narrative, 1994) Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the 90s"--Container.

DVD 6673

Pistolary! films and videos by Peggy Ahwesh : three DVDs with essays /

"Drawing from horror films, psychoanalysis, and the writings of Bataille, her films and videos are sublime studies of culturally complex subjects: sexual pleasure, relationships, and notions of the self"--Conversations at the edge.

DVD 12952

Stranger inside

Treasure Lee just moved out of "juvenile" into the State Pen. Now she needs to learn how the system works, search out where the power lies, and find herself a new lover. She soon meets Brownie, a jail-toughened lifer, who works through her extended family of loyal girls. The closer Treasure gets to Brownie, the more enemies she makes.

DVD 7868