Set in 1902, Dash’s singular film follows three generations of Gullah women on South Carolina’s Sea Islands, as they prepare to leave their ancestral home for the American mainland. A luminous meditation on memory, migration and cultural inheritance, Daughters of the Dust celebrates the enduring legacy of West African traditions. The first widely released feature by an African American woman director, it remains a towering influence on cinema and visual culture.
The L.A. Rebellion
The L.A. Rebellion film movement was born in the late 20th century when a wave of Black graduates came through the UCLA Film School.
Director Julie Dash
Year 1992
Duration
1h 52m
Language English, Gullah with English subtitles
Cast Cora Lee Day, Barbara O. Jones, Alva Rogers