In this episode, I'm talking about Julie Dash's 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. This is a dreamlike film that focuses on the Peazant family who live on the sea islands off the coast of the Carolinas. They gather together for one last time on the eve of their departure from the island. It's a stunning cinematic achievement that looks at the bonds of family, the ghosts of history, and the rich lives of African American women. Dash has the distinction of being the first black woman to direct a feature film that was distributed in movie theaters. I talk all about this gorgeous film, including the grueling process of getting it made and I use an interview between Dash and feminist scholar, bell hooks, as a roadmap through the different themes and subjects that the film explores. There are spoilers in this episode.
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My Sources:
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Ingmar Bergman's 'Summer Interlude' (1951)
Jonathan Glazer's 'Birth' (2004)
John Cassavetes's 'A Woman Under the Influence' (1974)
Michael Haneke's 'The Piano Teacher' (2001)
Yasujiro Ozu's 'Late Spring' (1949)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's 'The Lives of Others' (2006)
Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2006)
Donna Deitch's 'Desert Hearts' (1985)
Kathleen Collins's 'Losing Ground' (1982)
Ounie Lecomte's 'A Brand New Life' (2009)
Joanna Hogg's 'Unrelated' (2007)
Abbas Kiarostami's 'Close-Up' (1990)
Michelangelo Antonioni's 'L'avventura' (1960)
Agnès Varda's 'Cléo from 5 to 7' (1962)
Chris Marker's 'La Jetée' (1962)
Carl Theodor Dreyer's 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' (1928)
Ceyda Torun's 'Kedi' (2016)
Peter Weir's 'Dead Poets Society' (1989)
Larisa Shepitko's 'Wings' (1966) and 'The Ascent' (1977)
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