Rent Daughters of the Dust (1991)
3.2 of 5 from 85 ratings
1h 52min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In South Carolina's Sea Islands at the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family of the Gullah community - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland and even further from their roots.
- Actors:
- Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Trula Hoosier, Umar Abdurrahamn, Adisa Anderson, Kaycee Moore, Bahni Turpin, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tony King, Cornell Royal, Vertamae Grosvenor, Sherry Jackson, Ervin Green, Marcus Humphrey, Bernard Wilson, Althea Lang, Catherine Tarver, Jasmine Lee
- Directors:
- Julie Dash
- Producers:
- Julie Dash, Arthur Jafa, Steven Jones
- Writers:
- Julie Dash
- Others:
- Arthur Jafa
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Movie Grandmas For Mother's Day
- Awards:
1991 Sundance Film Festival Excellence In Cinematography Award Dramatic
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/06/2017
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Julie Dash and Michelle Materre
- An Interview with Julie Dash (2017, 72 mins): the director in conversation with Dr Stephane Dunn Q&A with Director Julie Dash and Actress Cheryl Lynn Bruce (2017, 25 mins): from the 2015 Chicago International Film Festival, moderated by actress Regina Taylor
- An Interview with Arthur Jafa (2017, 51 mins): the cinematographer interviewed by Karen Alexander
- 2016 Theatrical Trailer
