Julie Dash

DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Part of the National Registry of top U.S. Films.

DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Part of the National Registry of top U.S. Films.

A look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia through the eyes of one family as they prepare to move North at the dawn of the 20th Century.