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LGBTQ+ Shorts

She Don’t Fade

23m

Directed by Cheryl Dunye • 1991 • United States
Starring Zoie Strauss, Cheryl Dunye, Paula Cronan

A smart, hilarious, and self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian.

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