Sapphlix Queer Movie Night at Steel String

Second Sunday Sapphlix Queer Movie Night - this time we’ll be screening - a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye. It stars Dunye as Cheryl, a young Black lesbian working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about Fae Richards, a Black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to Black actresses during the period.

This indie film was produced on a budget of $300,000, financed by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as well as a fundraiser, and donations. The film was partly inspired by and dedicated to the memory of such Black actresses as Louise Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, and Butterfly McQueen.

See trailer here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118125/

As always - the screening is free, free popcorn and open to all fellow LGBTQ+ folks, friends, family, partners, and allies alike.

We can’t wait to see y’all there!!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Steel String Brewery Carrboro, 106 South Greensboro Street, Carrboro, United States

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