Film · 1991

Daughters of the Dust

Name: Daughters of the Dust
Director: Julie Dash
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1991-01-24

112 min · Directed by Julie Dash · NR

Drama Romance

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In 1902, a Gullah family on the Sea Islands off South Carolina decide whether to migrate to the mainland, risking their unique cultural heritage.

Cast

Cora Lee Day

Nana Peazant

Alva Rogers

Eula Peazant

Barbara O. Jones

Yellow Mary

Trula Hoosier

Trula

U

Umar Abdurrahamn

Bilal Muhammad

A

Adisa Anderson

Eli Peazant

Kaycee Moore

Haagar Peazant

Bahni Turpin

Iona Peazant

Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Viola Peazant

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Mr. Snead

Tony King

Newlywed Man

C

Cornell Royal

Daddy Mack Peazant

Crew

Director: Julie Dash
Producer: Arthur Jafa, Lindsay Law, Julie Dash, Steven Jones
Writer: Julie Dash
Casting: Len Hunt
Editor: Amy Carey, Joseph Burton
Cinematography: Arthur Jafa
Production Design: Kerry Marshall
Art Direction: Michael Kelly Williams
Composer: John Barnes
Sound: Jeremy Hoenack
Costume: Arline Burks Gant
Makeup: Rose Chatterton

Details

Studios: WMG Film, American Playhouse, Geechee Girls
Countries: United States of America, Germany
Languages: English
Certification: NR
Release: January 24, 1991

Themes

islandrapemysticslaverywoman directorl.a. rebelliongullah

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