Film: Daughters of the Dust (1991), PG

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When:
March 20, 2020 @ 5:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2020-03-20T17:30:00-07:00
2020-03-20T17:30:00-07:00
Where:
Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena
California 91105 United States

Sponsor: Norton Simon MuseumFor more information call: 626-449-6840Or click here: www.nortonsimon.org/events/2020/winter-2020/Daughters-of-the-Dust-1991-PG-3-20-2020-530PM/date/2020-03-20The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, Daughters of the Dust was met with critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it opened in 1991. At the dawn of the 20th century, a family in the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina – former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions – suffers a generational split. Young Haagar (Kaycee Moore) wants to move to the mainland, away from tradition-bound matriarch Nana (Cora Lee Day). Former prostitute Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) gets a cold shoulder when she returns to the island with her female lover, especially from her sister Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce). Director: Julie Dash