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Title:

Daughters of the dust [DVD] / a Geechee Girls production ; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash.

Format:

[DVD] /

Edition:

Deluxe ed.

Publisher:

Kino International

Copyright Date:

1991-1999

Description:

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Daughters of the dust (Motion picture.)
African Americans--Sea Islands--Sea Islands--Drama.
African Americans--Drama.
African American families--Drama.
Feature films.
African American women--Drama.

Other Authors:

Dash, Julie.
Day, Cora Lee.
Barbara-O.
Bruce, Cheryl Lynn.
Hicks, Tommy.
Moore, Kaycee.
Rogers, Alva.
Anderson, Adisa.
Dunston, Geraldine.
Barnes, John, 1949-

Notes:

Letterboxed format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. 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 ; never-before-seen footage from the preliminary version of the film ; isolated musical score by John Barnes ; excerpt of Spencer Williams' The Blood of Jesus (1941) ; an interview with historian Robert Farris Thompson ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailer. JUL21. Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Vertamae Grosvenor.

Summary:

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.

UPC:

738329013325

Locations:

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)