| Edition |
Twenty-fifth anniversary restoration. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Playing Time |
015200 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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2.0 PCM |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-Ray |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Cohen film collection |
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Cohen film collection.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; 16:9 presentation; PCM 2.0; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Note |
Title from title screen. |
| Cast |
Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Kaycee Moore, Adisa Anderson, Tommy Hicks, Vertamae Grosvenor, Geraldine Dunston, Trula Hoosier, Eartha D. Robinson, Cornell Royal, Catherine Tarver, Bahni Turpin, Kai-Lynne Warren. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Arthur Jafa ; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton ; original music, John Barnes ; production design, Kerry [James] Marshall ; art direction, Michael Kelly Williams. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. |
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Wide screen. |
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"Classics of American cinema"--Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. CHV rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk ways were maintained well into the twentieth century and was one of the last bastions of these mores in America. |
| Note |
Special features: ; audio commentary with director Julie Dash and Michelle Materre; interview with Julie Dash and Dr. Stephane Dunn director of cinema, television and emerging media studies at Morehouse College; Q&A with director Julie Dash and actress Cheryl Bruce at the Chicago International Film Festival, moderated by actress Regina Taylor; interview with cinematographer Arthur Jafa; re-release trailer. |
| Contents |
[disc 1]. [Feature film] -- [disc 2]. Bonus features. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Gullahs -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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African American families -- Drama.
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South Carolina -- Drama.
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Sea Islands -- Drama.
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African American families. (OCoLC)fst00799152
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Gullahs -- Social life and customs.
(OCoLC)fst00949331
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South Carolina. (OCoLC)fst01204600
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United States -- Sea Islands.
(OCoLC)fst01243065
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Romance films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Dash, Julie, screenwriter, film director.
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Day, Cora Lee, actor.
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Rogers, Alva, actor.
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Barbara-O, actor.
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Bruce, Cheryl Lynn, actor.
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Moore, Kaycee, actor.
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Anderson, Adisa, actor.
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Barnes, John, 1949- composer (expression)
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Jafa, Arthur, director of photography.
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Cohen Media Group, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Daughters of the dust (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
1417248084 |
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9781417248087 |
| Standard No. |
741952827498 |
| Music No. |
CMG-BD-8274 Cohen Media Group |
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