Cheryl Dunn is a documentary filmmaker and photographer who was born
in New Jersey, USA.Dunn graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA
in art history. After moving to New York City in the mid 1980s, she
spent a large part of her career documenting city streets and the
people who strive to leave their mark there: graffiti writers,
artists, skaters, boxers, bikers, protesters, and assorted characters.
In the late 1990s she began to focus on filmmaking, creating classic
films about artists of her generation who have influenced the
realities of urban life through their own work.Her films have played
at numerous film festivals including, Tribeca, Edinburgh, Rotterdam,
Hotdocs, Los Angeles, Havana, and on PBS.
in New Jersey, USA.Dunn graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA
in art history. After moving to New York City in the mid 1980s, she
spent a large part of her career documenting city streets and the
people who strive to leave their mark there: graffiti writers,
artists, skaters, boxers, bikers, protesters, and assorted characters.
In the late 1990s she began to focus on filmmaking, creating classic
films about artists of her generation who have influenced the
realities of urban life through their own work.Her films have played
at numerous film festivals including, Tribeca, Edinburgh, Rotterdam,
Hotdocs, Los Angeles, Havana, and on PBS.
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