Edition |
Deluxe ed. |
Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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. |
Credits |
Director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton; music, John Barnes; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash. |
Note |
Letterboxed version (1.85). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. |
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 |
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. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
African American women -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
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African American families -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
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Gullahs -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
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Sea Islands -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
DVDs.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Dash, Julie.
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Day, Cora Lee.
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Barbara-O.
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Bruce, Cheryl Lynn.
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Hicks, Tommy.
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Anderson, Adisa.
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Dunston, Geraldine.
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Hoosier, Trula.
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Moore, Kaycee.
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Robinson, Eartha D.
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Rogers, Alva.
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Royall, Cornell.
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Turpin, Bahni.
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Warren, Kai-Lynne.
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Barnes, John, 1949-
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Geechee Girls Productions, Inc.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Added Title |
Touching our own spirit: the making of Daughters of the Dust.
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Standard No. |
738329013325 |
Music No. |
K133 DVD Kino on Video |
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