Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman's Film
by Julie Dash
Description
This richly illustrated volume offers an intimate look at the creation of a landmark African American film, from its artistic vision to the cultural history that shaped it. Blending screenplay excerpts, commentary, interviews, and production materials, it explores a Gullah family’s encounter with memory, ancestry, displacement, and the enduring strength of women’s voices. The book places the filmmaking process within broader conversations about Black identity, oral tradition, and the recovery of histories often left outside the mainstream. Insightful and deeply collaborative in spirit, it is both a behind-the-scenes account and a meditation on the power of cinema to preserve culture and reclaim the past.
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hardcover
New Pr
Published Jan 1, 1992
173 pages
ISBN: 9781565840294
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First Published
1992
Language
eng
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