| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen; NTSC. |
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Cast: Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Vertamae Grosvenor. |
| Credits |
Music composed by John Barnes ; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton ; director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder ; executive producer, Lindsay Law. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. |
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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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Georgia -- Sea Islands -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American women -- Georgia -- Sea Islands -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American families -- Georgia -- Sea Islands -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gullahs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African Americans -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Dash, Julie.
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Day, Cora Lee.
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Barbara-O.
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Bruce, Cheryl Lynn.
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Hicks, Tommy.
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Moore, Kaycee.
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Rogers, Alva.
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Anderson, Adisa.
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Dunston, Geraldine.
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Barnes, John, 1949-
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Geechee Girls Productions, Inc.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Touching our own spirit: the making of Daughters of the Dust.
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| Standard No. |
737329013328 |
| Music No. |
K133 DVD Kino International |
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