A rare chance to experience Cheryl Dunye’s EARLY WORKS – including JANINE, SHE DON'T FADE, VANILLA SEX and more – on the big screen. Made between 1990 and 1996, these shorts marked the arrival of a bold new voice in queer cinema. Together, they helped define what Dunye coined the “Dunyementary” – a playful, political blend of documentary and fiction.
In her early films, Dunye uses sharp wit and radical intimacy to challenge cinematic norms and carve out space for the Black lesbian experience — to be seen, remembered, and reimagined in defiance of a film history that had long erased it.
Also showing: BLACK IS BLUE (2014), a narrative short about a Black trans man grappling with the tension between his inner identity and outward perception.
This screening will be followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Cheryl Dunye, moderated by Wema Mumma.
From 7pm, join us for networking in the bar and a chance to grab a limited-edition Cheryl Dunye t-shirt at our pop-up (while stocks last).
The films start promptly at 8pm.
