Wednesday Night Live: Film screening of “Daughters of the Dust”

Join us for a screening of Julie Dash’s award-winning film Daughters of the Dust (1991) — the first feature film by an African American woman to be theatrically released in the U.S.

Set in the early 1900s on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina, the film follows three generations of Gullah women navigating cultural preservation and change. Themes of identity, family, and migration are explored in this cinematic masterpiece. Stay after for a virtual post-screening talkback with Julie Dash, moderated by poet and mystic de’Angelo DIA.

About the film:

Daughters of the Dust (1991) is a film directed by Julie Dash, the first feature film by an African-American woman to be theatrically released in the United States.

Set on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina in the early 1900s, the film follows three generations of Gullah women as they navigate the tension between preserving their heritage and adapting to the changing world around them. They must confront the emotional and cultural pull of their ancestral Yoruba traditions. It explores themes of identity, family, migration, and the complexities of cultural survival in the face of modernity.

Presented in partnership with Independent Picture House. Wednesday Night Live is presented by Bank of America.