Daughters of the Dust (1991)
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- TV-PG
- 1h 53min
- Drama, History
- 27 Dec 1991 (USA)
- Movie
A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Cora Lee Day | ... |
Nana Peazant
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| Alva Rogers | ... |
Eula Peazant
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| Barbara O | ... |
Yellow Mary
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Trula Hoosier | ... |
Trula
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Umar Abdurrahamn | ... |
Bilal Muhammad
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| Cheryl Lynn Bruce | ... |
Viola Peazant
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Tommy Redmond Hicks | ... |
Mr. Snead
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Marcus Humphrey | ... |
Boatman
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Bernard Wilson | ... |
Boatman
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Adisa Anderson | ... |
Eli Peazant
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Eartha Robinson | ... |
Myown Peazant
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| Bahni Turpin | ... |
Iona Peazant
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Jabario Cuthbert | ... |
Ninnyjugs
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Yolanda Simmons | ... |
Teenage Girl
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Ebony Hills | ... |
Teenage Girl
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| Sherry Jackson | ... |
Older Cousin
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Cornell Royal | ... |
Daddy Mac
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| Tony King | ... |
Newlywed Man
(as Malik Farrakhan)
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Laing Althea | ... |
Newlywed Woman
(as Althea Lang)
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Vertamae Grosvenor | ... |
Hairbraider
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Catherine Tarver | ... |
Woman with Baby
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Jasmine Lee | ... |
Peazant Baby
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Dalisia Robinson | ... |
Peazant Baby
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Willie Faulkner | ... |
Peazant Man
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Joe Taylor | ... |
Peazant Man
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Frank Brown | ... |
Peazant Man
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Rueben Fripp | ... |
Peazant Man
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| Kaycee Moore | ... |
Haagar Peazant
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Derrick Coaxum | ... |
Peazant Boy
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Neil Howard | ... |
Peazant Boy
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| Jared Warren | ... |
Peazant Child
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Zenovia Green | ... |
Peazant Child
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Taira Miller | ... |
Peazant Child
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Tiffanye Hills | ... |
Peazant Child
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Jamar Freeman | ... |
Pete
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Detrell Freeman | ... |
Re-Pete
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Vivian Dawson | ... |
Rice Husker
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Inez Griffin | ... |
Rice Husker
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Kai-Lynn Warren | ... |
The Unborn Child
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Geraldine Dunston | ... |
Viola's Mother
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| M. Cochise Anderson | ... |
St. Julien Lastchild
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Darrell O'Cook | ... |
Moss Gatherer
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Julius Cook | ... |
Moss Gatherer
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Ervin Green | ... |
Baptist Minister
(as Reverend Ervin Green)
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Benjamin Gillens | ... |
Minister's Assistant
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Ronald Daise | ... |
Processional Man
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Marie Smalls | ... |
Woman Being Baptized
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Lonnie Moon | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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De Witt Parker | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
(as DeWitt Parker)
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Emma Robinson | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Taylor Thompson | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Virginia Green | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Maceo Griffin | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Archie Thomas | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Raymond Paige | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Ervena Faulkner | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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J.R. Wilson | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Wilhemina Wilson | ... |
Baptismal Procession Member
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Tarell Brown | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Shanna Parker | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Belle White | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Stanley White | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Maxine Royale | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Georgia Wiggins | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Carolyn Garris | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Ella Powell | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Bernice Jenkins | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Lillian Johnson | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Jackie Parker | ... |
Indigo Plantation Worker
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Sharria Johnson | ... |
Young Nana Peazant
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Leroy Simmons Jr. | ... |
Young Daddy Mac
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Leroy Simmons | ... |
Shad Peazant
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Directed by
| Julie Dash | ||
Written by
| Julie Dash | ... | () |
Produced by
| Julie Dash | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Pamm R. Jackson | ... | associate producer |
| Arthur Jafa | ... | producer (as Arthur J. Fielder) |
| Steven Jones | ... | producer |
| Lindsay Law | ... | executive producer |
| Bernard Nicolas | ... | associate producer (as J. Bernard Nicolas) |
| Floyd Webb | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| John Barnes | ||
Cinematography by
| Arthur Jafa | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joseph Burton | ||
| Amy Carey | ||
Editorial Department
| Amy Carey | ... | post-production supervisor |
Casting By
| Len Hunt | ||
Production Design by
| Kerry Marshall | ||
Art Direction by
| Michael Kelly Williams | ||
Costume Design by
| Arline Burks Gant | ||
Makeup Department
| Rose Chatterton | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| C.C. Barnes | ... | assistant director |
| Nandi Bowe | ... | assistant director |
| Larry Meistrich | ... | assistant director |
| J. Miller Tobin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ricardo M. Butler | ... | set dresser |
| Frank M. Fleming | ... | property assistant |
Sound Department
| Veda Campbell | ... | sound mixer |
| Ray Greene | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jeremy Hoenack | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Michael Payne | ... | sound supervisor |
| Chris Sibert | ... | boom operator |
| Jerry Trent | ... | foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jimmie Fielder | ... | Camera Production Assistant |
| Williams Hudson | ... | first assistant camera |
| Arthur Jafa | ... | first camera operator (as A. Jaffa Fielder) |
| N'Jia Kai | ... | second camera operator |
| Robin Melhuish | ... | second assistant camera |
| Sharon Pryor | ... | Camera Production Assistant |
| Alex Vlacos | ... | gaffer |
Location Management
| Eric Mofford | ... | location manager |
Transportation Department
| Kenneth Wright | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Susan Jacobs | ... | publicist |
| Lorna Johnson | ... | production assistant |
| Russell Mondy | ... | production assistant |
| Tracie Morris | ... | production assistant |
| Kathleen Richter | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kino International (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kino Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2017) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Cohen Media Group (2016) (United States) (restored version)
- Kino Video (United States) (VHS)
- MUBI (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- NHK-BS2 (1996) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1992) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastions of these mores in America. Set in 1902.
Written by John Sacksteder |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $10,842, 18 Nov 2016 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Selected to the Library of Congress National Registry of Film in 2004. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in My Cousin Vinny/Article 99/American Me/The Lawnmower Man/Shakes the Clown/Daughters of the Dust (1992). See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Nana Peazant: I am the first and the last. I am the honored one and the scorned one. I am the whore and the holy one. I am the wife and the virgin. I am the barren one and many are my daughters. I am the silence that you can not understand. I am the utterance of my name. See more » |