Daughters of the dust [DVD]
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Daughters of the dust [DVD]

By Dash, Julie.
Day, Cora Lee.

Audience All ages

Published by Kino on Video, New York, N.Y.

Bib Id 633053

Copyright 2000

Edition Deluxe ed., letterboxed version

Description 1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.

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cgm a22 Ia 4500
LCCN
45-443498
ISBN
$25.75
Publisher Number
K133 DVD
Call #
DVD
Title
Daughters of the dust [DVD]
Edition
Deluxe ed., letterboxed version
Copyright Date
2000
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. Copyright date on container is 1999.
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by John Barnes ; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton ; director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder ; executive producer, Lindsay Law.
Performers
Cast: 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.
System Details
DVD.
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