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:
The Keepers, Big Little Lies, and Broadchurch
Elem Klimov's 'Come and See' (1985)
Ettore Scola's 'A Special Day' (1977)
Mathieu Amalric's 'Le Stade de Wimbledon' (2001)
Herk Harvey's 'Carnival of Souls' (1962)
Agnieszka Holland's 'The Secret Garden' (1993)
Lee Chang-dong's 'Poetry' (2010)
Andrea Arnold's 'Fish Tank' (2009)
Laura Citarella and Veronica Llinás's 'Dog Lady' (2015) and Notes on a Cinema of the Unruly Woman
Barbara Loden's 'Wanda' (1970)
Katell Quillévéré's 'Heal The Living' (2016) and Radu Jude's 'Scarred Hearts' (2016)
Vadim Perelman's 'House of Sand and Fog' (2003)
Sally Potter's 'The Tango Lesson' (1997)
Agnès Varda's 'Vagabond' (1985)
Two Made-For-TV Movies from the 1990s - Christopher Leitch's 'She Fought Alone (1995) and Marina Sargenti's 'Lying Eyes' (1996)
Alain Resnais's 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' (1959)
Abdellatif Kechiche's 'Blue is the Warmest Color' (2013)
Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' (2016)
Abbas Kiarostami's Koker Trilogy
Abbas Kiarostami's 'Where Is My Friend's House' (1987) and Mohammad-Ali Talebi's 'Willow and Wind' (2000)
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