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Daughters of the Dust

1991, Movie, 1h 52min

Directed by Julie Dash • 1991 • United States Starring Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O. Jones Julie Dash’s rapturous vision of black womanhood and vanishing ways of life in the turn-of-the-century South was the first film directed by an African American woman to receive a wide release. In 1902, a multigenerational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina—former West African slaves who carried on many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions—struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. Awash in gorgeously poetic, sun-dappled images at once dreamlike and precise, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST forges a radical new visual language rooted in black femininity and the rituals of Gullah culture.

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Reviews

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...a mysterious, fabular and sometimes dreamlike film with its own theatrical poise.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Brian Costello

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...offers a fascinating glimpse of a unique culture at a pivotal moment in its existence.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Critic Sun Nordberg

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...en taktfull och taktil dramapoesi.

Read full review at Nöjesguiden

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In the Gullah community on a small coastal island off Georgia in 1902, the Peazant family prepares for a new chapter in their lives, as they consider leaving their home for the mainland in pursuit of a better future. Against the backdrop of their rich cultural heritage and spiritual traditions, the family members face a difficult decision: to stay true to their roots or to embrace the unknown and possibly sacrifice their identity. Through the voice of an unborn child narrator, the film weaves together poignant stories of love, loss, faith, and tradition, as the family navigates this turning point in their lives. Will they choose to hold on to the past, or will they venture into the unknown, leaving behind the only life they have ever known?

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