Movie: Vanilla Sex

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Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye

Narrator

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  • Overview

    A short exploring what the term ‘Vanilla Sex’ means in black and queer communities through Polaroid photographs.

  • Release Date

    1992-06-19

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Is it who you do, or what you do?

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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