Daughters of the dust
(DVD)

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Contributors
Dash, Julie, author,
Day, Cora Lee, actor.
Barbara-O, actor.
Bruce, Cheryl Lynn, actor.
Hicks, Tommy, actor.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2000].
Format
DVD
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American families -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
African American women -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
African Americans -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Gullah women -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
Gullahs -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
United States -- Sea Islands -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRm8bgHF4f3yfB38wcmM
Other Subjects
Black films and programs.
Drama.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Historical re-creations.
Sociological films and programs.

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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2000].
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Language
English
UPC
738329013325

Notes

General Note
Some credits and edition from container.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by writer/director Julie Dash; Touching our own spirit : the making of Daughters of the dust, a new documentary featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage (43 min.); never-before-seen footage from the preliminary version of the film (15 min.) ; isolated musical score by John Barnes; excerpt of Spencer Williams' The blood of Jesus (1941) (3:43 min.); an interview with historian Robert Farris Thompson (15 min.); deleted scenes (17:22 min.); theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, John Barnes ; editors, Amy Carey and Joseph Burton ; director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder (Arthur Jafa) ; video producer, Bret Wood.
Participants/Performers
Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Vertamae Grosvenor, Trula Hoosier, Eartha D. Robinson, Cornell Royal, Catherine Tarver, Bahni Turpin, Kai-Lynne Warren.
Description
Story of a large African-American family as they prepare to move North from the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia at the dawn of the 20th century.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC ; letterboxed format (aspect ratio 1.85:1) ; stereo.
Language
In English and Sea Islands Creole dialect with English subtitles.
Awards
National Film Registry selection, 2004.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dash, J., Day, C. L., Barbara-O., Bruce, C. L., Hicks, T., Moore, K., Anderson, A., Dunston, G., Barnes, J., Smart-Grosvenor, V., Hoosier, T., Robinson, E. D., Turpin, B., Warren, K., Jafa, A., Linton, A. C., Wood, B., & Thompson, R. F. (2000). Daughters of the dust (Deluxe edition.). Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Julie, Dash et al.. 2000. Daughters of the Dust. Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Julie, Dash et al.. Daughters of the Dust Kino on Video, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dash, Julie,, et al. Daughters of the Dust Deluxe edition., Kino on Video, 2000.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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