Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Julie Dash. It tells the story of three generations of Gullah women at the turn of the 20th century and focuses on the family's migration from the Sea Islands to the American mainland. Featuring an unusual narrative device, the film is told by an unborn child. The movie gained critical praise, for both its rich language and use of song, and for its use of imagery.

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  • Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Julie Dash. It tells the story of three generations of Gullah women at the turn of the 20th century and focuses on the family's migration from the Sea Islands to the American mainland. Featuring an unusual narrative device, the film is told by an unborn child. The movie gained critical praise, for both its rich language and use of song, and for its use of imagery. The film features Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara-O, Turla Hoosier, Vertamae Grosvenor, and Kaycee Moore. It was filmed on St. Helena Island in South Carolina. In 2004, Daughters of the Dust was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Daughters of the Dust is also a novel written by Julie Dash, published by Plume Books, a division of Penguin USA, in February 1999.
  • Daughters of the Dust is een Amerikaanse onafhankelijke film uit 1991 geregisseerd door Jullie Dash. De film was de eerste bioscoopfilm geregisseerd door een Afro-Amerikaanse vrouw en werd in 2004 opgenomen in het National Film Registry.
  • Daughters of the Dust é um filme independente de 1991 escrito e dirigido por Julie Dash.
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  • Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Julie Dash. It tells the story of three generations of Gullah women at the turn of the 20th century and focuses on the family's migration from the Sea Islands to the American mainland. Featuring an unusual narrative device, the film is told by an unborn child. The movie gained critical praise, for both its rich language and use of song, and for its use of imagery.
  • Daughters of the Dust is een Amerikaanse onafhankelijke film uit 1991 geregisseerd door Jullie Dash. De film was de eerste bioscoopfilm geregisseerd door een Afro-Amerikaanse vrouw en werd in 2004 opgenomen in het National Film Registry.
  • Daughters of the Dust é um filme independente de 1991 escrito e dirigido por Julie Dash.
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