| Description |
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (112 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Set in 1902, it tells the story of three generations of Gullah women in the Peazant family on Saint Helena Island as they prepare to migrate to the North on the mainland |
| Notes |
Special features: audio commentary with Julie Dash and Michelle Materre, in interview with Julie Dash, Q & A with director Julie Dash and actress Regina Taylor, interview with Arthur Jafa, 2016 theatrical trailer, illustrated booklet |
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In English with some Gullah creole elements. With some optional English for the hard-of-hearing subtitles |
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1991 Sundance Film Festival: nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, won the Excellence in Cinematography Award |
| Credits |
Director of photography, A. Jaffa Fielder; editors, Amy Carey, Joseph Burton; music, John Barnes; produced, written, and directed by Julie Dash |
| Cast |
Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Hicks, Kaycee Moore, Alva Rogers, Adisa Anderson, Geraldine Dunston, Trula Hoosier, Eartha D. Robinson, Cornell Royall, Bahni Turpin, Kai-Lynne Warren |
| Notes |
DVD |
| Subject |
Gullahs
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Gullah women
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African American women -- Sea Islands -- Drama
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African American families -- Sea Islands -- Drama
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Gullahs -- Sea Islands -- Drama
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| SUBJECT |
Sea Islands -- Drama
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| 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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Anderson, Adisa
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Dunston, Geraldine
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Hoosier, Trula
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Moore, Kaycee
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Robinson, Eartha D
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Rogers, Alva
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Royall, Cornell
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Turpin, Bahni
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Warren, Kai-Lynne
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Barnes, John, 1949-
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| ISBN |
5035673012734 |
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