Daughters of the dust / American Playhouse Theatrical Films, in association with WMG, present a Geechee Girls production ; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash.

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Story of a large African-American family as they prepare to move North from the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia at the dawn of the 20th century.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Playhouse Theatrical Films (Production company)
World Media Group (Production company)
Geechee Girls Productions, Inc (Production company)
Kino International Corporation (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Dash, Julie (Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter)
Anderson, Adisa (Actor)
Barbara-O (Actor)
Bruce, Cheryl Lynn (Actor)
Day, Cora Lee (Actor)
Dunston, Geraldine (Actor)
Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae (Actor)
Hicks, Tommy (Actor)
Hoosier, Trula (Actor)
Moore, Kaycee (Actor)
Rogers, Alva (Actor)
Royal, Cornell (Actor)
Tarver, Catherine (Actor)
Turpin, Bahni (Actor)
Warren, Kai-Lynne (Actor)
Barnes, John, 1949- (composer (expression))
Linton, Amy Carey (Editor of moving image work)
Burton, Joseph (Editor of moving image work)
Jafa, Arthur (director of photography.)
Law, Lindsay (Film producer)
Language:English
Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Sea Islands creole dialect, with English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2000]
Edition:Deluxe edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African Americans > Sea Islands > Drama.
African American women > Sea Islands > Drama.
African American families > Sea Islands > Drama.
African American families.
African American women.
African Americans.
Sea Islands > History > 20th century > Drama.
United States > Sea Islands.
Ethnographic films.
Historical films.
Independent films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
History.
1900 - 1999
Genre:
Drama.
Ethnographic films.
Historical films.
Independent films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 folded sheet.
Format: Video DVD

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