Daughters of the Dust - DVD
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. Cohen Media Group is proud to present the 25th anniversary restoration of director Julie Dash's landmark film InchDaughters of the Dust.Inch The first wide by a black female filmmaker, InchDaughters of the DustInch was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, InchDaughters of the DustInch still resonates today, most recently as a major in influence on Beyoncé's video album InchLemonade.Inch Restored (in conjunction with UCLA) for the first time with proper color grading overseen by cinematographer AJ Jafa, audiences will finally see the film exactly as Julie Dash intended.
- GenreDramaDescriptionAt the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. Cohen Media Group is proud to present the 25th anniversary restoration of director Julie Dash's landmark film InchDaughters of the Dust.Inch The first wide by a black female filmmaker, InchDaughters of the DustInch was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, InchDaughters of the DustInch still resonates today, most recently as a major in influence on Beyoncé's video album InchLemonade.Inch Restored (in conjunction with UCLA) for the first time with proper color grading overseen by cinematographer AJ Jafa, audiences will finally see the film exactly as Julie Dash intended.TitleDaughters of the DustFormatDVDMPAA RatingNRStudioCohen Media Group
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. Cohen Media Group is proud to present the 25th anniversary restoration of director Julie Dash's landmark film InchDaughters of the Dust.Inch The first wide by a black female filmmaker, InchDaughters of the DustInch was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, InchDaughters of the DustInch still resonates today, most recently as a major in influence on Beyoncé's video album InchLemonade.Inch Restored (in conjunction with UCLA) for the first time with proper color grading overseen by cinematographer AJ Jafa, audiences will finally see the film exactly as Julie Dash intended.
Set in 1902, this acclaimed indie follows a black family, the descendants of slaves, who live in the Gullah communities on islands off the South Carolina coast. As they prepare to move to the North, the various members who've returned for a reunion look back on their lives and heritage. Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, and Trula Hoosier star in director/screenwriter Julie Dash's lushly photographed drama, the first film directed by an African American woman to be theatrically distributed in the U.S. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby stereo Surround; Subtitles English (SDH). Two-disc set.
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