12016-05-26T08:00:30-07:00Jazmin2ccdcf90af4ab5fdaa8e71351111ca2dc9435e12987831 - The Making of The Daughters of the Dust / Julie Dash and Castplain2016-05-26T10:13:13-07:00YouTube2012-03-07T19:05:55.000ZmqT0mcBLdmcAfrikanliberationJazmin2ccdcf90af4ab5fdaa8e71351111ca2dc9435e12
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12016-05-26T08:21:16-07:00Day 05: Daughters of the Dust20gallery2016-08-13T15:30:19-07:00Set in 1902, Daughters of the Dust is a film about the Peazant family on the eve of emigrating from their home in the Gullah Geechee corridor. The film is narrated by one of the character’s unborn children. This omnipotent child is a link between the ancestors and the family currently in transition. The matriarch, Nana Peazant, has no interest in leaving her home. Some of her daughters have already moved major cities and have returned to gather everyone else.
The varied relationships between the women in Daughters of the Dust is notable. Viola is navigating her new-found Christianity. Yellow Mary has been outcast by many members of the family and tries to help them all anyway. Eula longs for her deceased mother for guidance during her pregnancy and the problems in her marriage. Most of the film centers around their interactions with each other: their arguments, their support for one another, as well as playful and loving moments. It is a movie about connection. Not only between the characters making the decision to move, but also between their futures (as represented by the narrator) and their West African ancestors.