Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written, directed and produced 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.
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| Release date: | 1991 |
| Directed by: | Julie Dash |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Julie Dash, Arthur Jafa, Steven Jones |
| Editor: | Amy Carey, Joseph Burton |
| Music by: | John Barnes, John Barnes |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Jafa |
| Screenplay by: | Julie Dash |