셰릴 두녜이

소개

셰릴 두녜이(영어: Cheryl Dunye, 1966년 5월 13일 ~ )는 라이베리아 태생의 미국 영화 감독이다. 레즈비언이며, 인종과 섹슈얼리티, 퀴어 소재의 영화를 주로 제작하고 있다.

Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. She was born in Liberia, but shortly after, her family moved to Philadelphia. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film The Watermelon Woman. She runs the production company Jingletown Films based in Oakland, California.