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Black lesbian lives on screen, from intimate fiction to documentary memory.
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Drama · 2011
Pariah
Written and directed by Dee Rees
Alike, a Brooklyn teenager and poet, navigates family, friendship, and living openly.
Documentary
A Litany for Survival
Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson
The life and work of Audre Lorde, told through footage, interviews, and her own voice.
Comedy · Drama · 1996
The Watermelon Woman
Written and directed by Cheryl Dunye
A filmmaker’s search for a forgotten Black actress becomes a story about archives, desire, and who gets remembered.
Romance · Drama · 2012
Stud Life
Written and directed by Campbell X
A Black lesbian photographer balances a new romance and a close friendship in London.
Documentary · 2025 production
Coming Out
Directed by Donah Washington · Written and produced by Janis Faye Hutchinson
Black lesbian oral histories from the American South, recalling coming-out experiences in the 1950s–1970s.
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