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01/22/2025

"Daughters of the Dust" (1991) is an independent arthouse film written, directed, and produced by Julie Dash. She is also the first Black woman to direct a movie theatrically released in the United States. This beautiful and artistic film is about the family history of Gullah people in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, in 1902. It's a layered movie with a non-linear story told in a very poetic way. The film's cinematography is breathtaking, and Arthur Jafa earned an award at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Each actor brought to life the deep-rooted traditions of the Gullah people, and Dash's direction and research on West African cultures were evident in the narration. However, the movie also presents contrasting perspectives of those who want to evolve away from traditions or practice different spiritual beliefs by leaving the island as the matron, Nana Peazant, wants to stay and carry on her family's rituals. In 2004, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Director: Julie Dash
Writer: Julie Dash

Starring Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Trula Hoosier, Umar Abdurrahamn, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Marcus Humphrey, Bernard Wilson, Adisa Anderson, Eartha Robinson, Bahni Turpin, Jabario Cuthbert, Yolanda Simmons, Ebony Hills, Sherry Jackson, Cornell Royal, Tony King, Laing Althea, Kaycee Moore, Kai-Lynn Warren, M. Cochise Anderson

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At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina – formerly enslaved West Africans who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions – struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. - Via African-American History

04/21/2024

ARRAY Founder Ava DuVernay at Harvard University on April 24, in conversation with . 💜

Learn more at: https://ash.harvard.edu/events/a-conversation-with-ava-duvernay-resistance-storytelling-and-film/

04/21/2024

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04/21/2024

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04/06/2024

Netflix’s animated reboot of “GOOD TIMES” has Black Twitter outraged after they released the trailer which was loaded with stereotypes and buffoonery. via Celebrate Black Cinema

Premiering April 12—starring j.B. Smoove, Yvette Nicole Brown and Marsai Martin—the animated Netflix reboot follows a new generation of the Evans family.

02/13/2024

Michelle Buteau is bringing another season of 'Survival of the Thickest' to Netflix, as well as a new stand-up special. via Shadow and Act

Michelle Buteau is bringing another season of Survival of the Thickest to Netflix, as well as a new stand-up special. The comedian and actress announced on Today that her series is coming back for second season. Along with that, Buteau will also debut Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia . Buteau a...

02/13/2024