Happy Black History Month! Every day this February, we’re paying tribute to some remarkable performances by both legendary and underrated black actresses.
Today’s spotlighted performer is Cheryl Dunye, who in 1996 played a fictionalized version of herself in her own film, The Watermelon Woman. Dunye’s charisma is loose and spontaneous, containing all the self-assurance of a natural born star. Dunye, who also wrote, helmed, and edited, elicits real spark from costars and drives her radical act of historical invention to glory.
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