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Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash and is the first feature film directed by an African-American woman to be theatrically released in the United States.
- Julie Dash
- $800,000
- 1992
- United States
Dec 27, 1991 · A film about the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia in 1902, where African folk-ways were maintained. The film follows three generations of women and their struggles, dreams and decisions in a languid, impressionistic style.
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- Julie Dash
- TV-PG
- Drama, History, Romance
Apr 13, 2020 · How ‘Daughters of the Dust’ Sent Ripples Through the Film World - The New York Times. The forerunners. Every now and then, a piece of American performance is so. memorable that it both ...
Mar 13, 1992 · Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust" is a tone poem of old memories, a family album in which all of the pictures are taken on the same day. It tells the story of a family of African-Americans who have lived for many years on a Southern offshore island, and of how they come together one day in 1902 to celebrate their ancestors before some of them leave for the North.
Daughters of the Dust addresses its weighty themes with lovely visuals and a light, poetic touch, offering an original, absorbing look at a largely unexplored corner of American culture. Read...
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- Cora Lee Day
- Julie Dash
- Drama
May 31, 2017 · Daughters of the Dust: Julie Dash's lush drama remains a vital portrait of black life. Read more. It is set in 1901 on the South Carolina island of St Helena, where descendants of slaves...
