Daughters of the dust / a Geechee Girls production ; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash.

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In 1902, the Gullah Peazant family, descendants of slaves, live on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. Most of the family is moving to the mainland and to the North. Their departure causes upheaval within the family.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Daughters of the dust (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Geechee Girls Productions, Inc, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Dash, Julie, Day, Cora Lee, Barbara-O, Bruce, Cheryl Lynn, Hicks, Tommy, Anderson, Adisa, Dunston, Geraldine, Hoosier, Trula, Moore, Kaycee, Robinson, Eartha D., Rogers, Alva, Royall, Cornell, Turpin, Bahni, Warren, Kai-Lynne, Barnes, John, 1949-
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1999], ©1999.
Edition:Deluxe edition.
Subjects:
African American women > Sea Islands > Drama.
African American families > Sea Islands > Drama.
Gullahs > Sea Islands > Drama.
Feature films.
Sea Islands > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + leaflet
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In 1902, the Gullah Peazant family, descendants of slaves, live on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. Most of the family is moving to the mainland and to the North. Their departure causes upheaval within the family.
Note:Letterboxed version (1.85).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: Audio commentary by writer/director Julie Dash; "Touching our own spirit: the making of Daughters of the Dust," a new documentary featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage; never-before-seen footage from the preliminary version of the film; isolated musical score by John Barnes; excerpt of Spencer Williams' The Blood of Jesus (1941); an interview with historian Robert Farris Thompson; deleted scenes, theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.N4 D383 1999 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton; music, John Barnes; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Trula Hoosier, Eartha D. Robinson, Cornell Royall, Bahni Turpin, Kai-Lynne Warren.