| Edition |
Deluxe ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| 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 |
Letterboxed format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). |
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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. |
| 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 |
Daughters of the dust (Motion picture)
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Sea Islands -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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African American families -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Longs métrages -- États-Unis. |
| 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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| ISBN |
738329013325 $34.99 |
| Music # |
K133 DVD Kino International Corporation |
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