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Cheryl Dunye Taking ‘Sci-Fi Trans Erotic Thriller’ ‘Black Is Blue’ to European Markets to Escape U.S. Gatekeepers
Cheryl Dunye says dystopian future in new film 'Black Is Blue' is 'upon us' with new Trump presidency.
After failing to get funding for the film in the U.S., Dunye dedicated herself to directing episodic work such as Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” and “Bridgerton.” As the desire to make “Black Is Blue” grew stronger, the director decided to look for opportunities in Europe, where she felt the environment to get a project like it off the ground was more propitious. “People didn’t want it in the States per se and I have real fans and beloved producers and friends here in the Netherlands as well as in Berlin, where I won the Teddy 30 years ago,” she says. One such friend is the new head of IFFR Pro Marten Rabarts, who Dunye worked with during his tenure as artistic director of the Binger Filmlab, an Amsterdam-based post-academic training facility for film professionals.
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