 She directed an episode of "Dear White People" in its third season.Dunye has expressed interest in adapting some literary works from Octavia Butler and Audre Lorde.Dunye cites numerous influences that have contributed to her work including that of Chantal Akerman, Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Godard but notes that Jim McBride's "David Holzman’s Diary" (1967) and Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" (1977) are some of the "most powerful" influences on her.