Daughters of the Dust
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Actor: Adisa Anderson, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Cora Lee Day, Sherry Jackson, Trula HoosierCinematographer: Arthur Jafa
Composer: John Barnes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, NTSC
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-06-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Kino Video
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Movie Review: Daughters of the Dust
Summary: 4 Stars
Calling daughters of the dust an unusual film is somewhat of an understatement. the film doesn't follow most Hollywood film conventions. That being said i think daughters of the dust is a good film, worth watching for, if nothing else, its originality. it shows the life of a family living on the Gullah islands, days before they plan on moving to mainland America.
The film is quite simple with most of the time spent showing the character's relationships and interactions with each other. The actors in the film do a great job at playing there characters honestly and realistically. Daughters of the Dust intentionally doesn't follow a strong linear plot. Julie dash wanted to create a new kind of film and she seems to have succeeded. The power of this movie is in its images, music and relationships of its character.
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Set in the sea islands of the south at the turn of the century tells the story of the peazant family as they prepare to migrate from the islands to the northern united states isolated from the mainland the peazants retain the spiritual and cultural traditions of their gullah and african heritage. Studio: Kino International Release Date: 02/15/2000 Starring: Adisa Anderson Cheryl Lynn Bruce Run time: 113 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Julie DashWorking with a theme and history that's obviously dear to her heart, first-time writer-director Julie Dash's exquisitely alive film chronicles the last days of the Gullah, an Americanized West African people in danger of losing their identity. Dash makes up for some overly schematic dialogue and an occasionally pokey pace with some strong performances (particularly Cora Lee Day as the sternly matriarchal Nana) and an absolutely wonderful visual sense (kudos should also go to her ace cinematographer Arthur Jafa, whose dazzlingly sumptuous imagery surely inspired Jonathan Demme's later Beloved). A rapturously textured, wholly mesmerizing glimpse into the Gullah culture. --Andrew Wright
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