Director Cheryl Dunye made waves with her 1996 debut, THE WATERMELON WOMAN. A comedic drama about a Black lesbian video store clerk on the hunt to track down the name of an uncredited Black actress in a classic film, Dunye made history by becoming the first openly gay Black woman to make a film. #WomenMakeFilm | Turner Classic Movies: TCM
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