Daughters of the dust /

At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors - Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migrat...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Daughters of the dust (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Dash, Julie (Screenwriter), Day, Cora Lee (Actor), Rogers, Alva (Actor), Barbara-O (Actor), Bruce, Cheryl Lynn (Actor), Moore, Kaycee (Actor), Anderson, Adisa (Actor), Hoosier, Trula (Actor), Turpin, Bahni (Actor), Farrakhan, Malik, 1947- (Actor), Barnes, John, 1949- (composer (expression)), Jafa, Arthur (director of photography.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
Language Notes:	In English and Gullah; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	[New York, NY] : Cohen Film Collection, [2017]
Edition:	[Restored version]
Subjects:	Gullahs > Social life and customs > Drama. African American families > Sea Islands > Drama. African Americans > Sea Islands > Drama. Sea Islands > Drama. African American families African Americans Gullahs > Social life and customs Georgia > Sea Island United States > Sea Islands Drama Feature films Fiction films Romance films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Ethnic films. Romance films. Feature films. Fiction films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted 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. The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, Daughters of the Dust was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, the film still resonates today, most recently as a major in influence on Beyonce's video album 'Lemonade.'
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1991; restored and re-released in 2016. "2016 restoration"--Credits. This version produced by Cohen Film Collection.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 113 min.)) : sound, color
Awards:	National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry, 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Cinematography Award - Dramatic, 1991
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Arthur Jafa ; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton ; original music, John Barnes ; production design, Kerry Marshall ; art direction, Michael Kelly Williams ; executive producer, Lindsay Law.