Stranger Inside follows a young African American woman who gets herself transferred from juvenile detention to adult prison in search of the mother she never knew. Often cited as an influence on Orange is the New Black, the film was informed by Dunye’s Walker-supported artist residency at the Shakopee Correctional Facility. 2000, DCP, 97 min.
The Power to Tell Everyone’s Story: An Interview with Cheryl Dunye
"I wanted to have the ability not just to tell the 'Black lesbian' story but to tell everybody's story—especially if it's a powerful one, one that's about the people." As the Walker Cinema screens two of her New Queer Cinema classics, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye speaks with Minneapolis-based filmmaker Atlas O. Phoenix about her "dunyementaries," her 1999 Walker residency, and what the future holds.
