Daughters of the dust
(DVD)

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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, c1991.
Format
DVD
Edition
Deluxe ed., letterboxed version
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
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Danforth Library - Movies & TV - Ask at Circulation DeskDVD PN1997 .D38 1991On Shelf
Nesmith Library - Movies & TV - Audio-Visual AreaDVD DAUOn Shelf

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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, c1991.
Edition
Deluxe ed., letterboxed version
Language
English
UPC
737329013328

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
General Note
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.
Participants/Performers
Cast: Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Vertamae Grosvenor.
Description
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.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dash, J., Day, C. L., Barbara-O., Bruce, C. L., Hicks, T., Moore, K., Rogers, A., Anderson, A., Dunston, G., & Barnes, J. (1991). Daughters of the dust (Deluxe ed., letterboxed version). Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Julie Dash et al.. 1991. Daughters of the Dust. Kino on Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Julie Dash et al.. Daughters of the Dust Kino on Video, 1991.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dash, Julie, et al. Daughters of the Dust Deluxe ed., letterboxed version, Kino on Video, 1991.

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