Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 05/09/2000
Dubbed: English
Sound: 2
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: First Run Features
The first film by and about an African-American lesbian, writer-director
Cheryl Dunye's fantasy is a "mockumentary," focusing on recapturing the life and times of a fictionalized 1930s Hollywood actress. Dunye plays herself as a video store employee who yearns to be a director. She decides to make a documentary about Fae Richards (
Lisa Marie Bronson), a forgotten African-American actress from the 1930s. Dunye discovers the woman, who often played degrading roles as a "mammy" in Hollywood films, was the secret lover of a white director, Martha Paige. Dunye interviews feminist historian
Camille Paglia (playing herself), who explains Richards' career and its importance. While researching the project, Dunye falls in love with Diana (
Guinevere Turner), a white customer. But her unceasing work on the film project interferes with her relationships with Diana and also with her friend and fellow video store employee Tamara (
Valarie Walker).
~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
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