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Daughters of the dust
Title:
Daughters of the dust
Author:
Dash, Julie.
Edition:
Deluxe edition.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [1999]

©1999
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Story of a large African-American family as they prepare to move North from the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia at the dawn of the 20th century.
General Note:
Letterboxed format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).

Special features: Audio commentary by writer/director Julie Dash ; Touching our own spirit: the making of Daughters of the dust, a new documentary featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage ; never-before-seen footage from the preliminary version of the film ; isolated musical score by John Barnes ; excerpt of Spencer Williams' The Blood of Jesus (1941) ; an interview with historian Robert Farris Thompson ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailer.
Language:
English
Added Title:
Touching our own spirit : the making of Daughters of the dust.
UPC:
738329013325
Format :
DVD