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 DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST

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JULIE DASH
1991
SAT 3 NOV | BEANBAG CINEMA | 12PM | £6 (plus booking fee)
Daughters of the Dust is a seminal work from visionary director, Julie Dash. Having enjoyed a recent rerelease by the BFI, the film has had a  resurgence of interest from festivals and independent cinemas, and started a conversation about filmmakers of colour, their career progression (despite critical acclaim, Dash was unable to secure funding for another feature film and moved into directing TV), and how we can restructure ideas around the film canon to ensure we remember and celebrate great films by women.

​Visually sumptuous with a vivid colour palette, the film was the inspiration for Beyonce’s visual album, Lemonade, which was directed by Dash’s cinematographer, Arthur Jafa. It’s a stylish historical piece, set during 1902 at a time of transition for a family of Gullah women on the St. Helena Island as they prepare to migrate north to the mainland.
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