Daughters of the Dust (1991)

112 min · Drama, Melodrama, drama film, historical film, independent film

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Directors

Julie Dash

Cast

Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Kaycee Moore, Bahni Turpin, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Adisa Anderson, Umar Abdurrahamn

The story

The film is set in 1902 and centers around the Peazant family, Gullah islanders living at Ibo Landing on Dataw Island (St. Simons Island), off the coast of Georgia. Their ancestors were brought to the island as enslaved people centuries ago.

Catalogue themes and tags

1900s, Ancestry, Baby, Black People, Culture, Everyday Family Life, Familie, Familientreffen, Family, Family History, Family Tradition, Georgia, Inseln, Poverty, Pregancy and Birth, Rape, Sklaverei, South Carolina, Unborn Child, schwanger, Indie, Family Drama, Period piece, Drama, Romance Film, Feminist Film, Family Film

Genres

Drama, Melodrama, drama film, historical film, independent film

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