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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 01 Dec 2016

It has been filmed with astonishing visual imagination by Dash and cinematographer Arthur Jafa, however, and burrows into the minds of its…

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By Craig Tomashoff (1) for People Magazine (358) on 01 Dec 2016

Dash has created a cinematic essay that immerses her audience in a world no other film has explored…

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By Jay Boyar (463) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 01 Dec 2016

Even when the pace slows to a crawl, the island's gentle mood is appealing…

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By David Parkinson (764) for Radio Times (2,421) on 01 Dec 2016

A poetic tribute to African culture, the oral tradition and the spirit of the Gullah people…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 01 Dec 2016

Its examination of a bygone way of life is so patient and evocative, so beholden to its own storytelling conventions and rhythms, that watching…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 Nov 2016

Its examination of a bygone way of life is so patient and evocative, so beholden to its own storytelling conventions and rhythms, that watching…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 18 Nov 2016

Then and today it plays like a beloved song whose words you never learned but which still occupies a profound part of your existence…

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By Melissa Anderson (387) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Nov 2016

Daughters of the Dust abounds with stunning motifs and tableaux, the iconography seemingly sourced from dreams as much as from history and folklore…

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By Clayton Dillard (209) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Nov 2016

It's as much a cinematic probe, and a challenge to mythologizing past eras, as it is an ancestral history lesson…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 06 Oct 2016

thrums with a truly independent spirit and a dreamy ebullience…

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By Reece L (510) on 07 Feb 2015

Beautiful, beautiful film…

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By Bradley K (274) on 04 Oct 2014

Intriguing, and at times sumptuous but far more academic than entertaining…

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By Stephanie S (586) on 31 Mar 2012

I had a hard time identifying with the characters or even understanding the plot the first time around…

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By Rob S (980) on 10 Sep 2011

Many critics were recommending this movie as a more authentic alternative to The Help…

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By Wiebke K (391) on 02 Aug 2011

Beautifully filmed, about a Gullah community in the early 20th century -- but even though I read part of the book, I had great difficulty following…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 06 Apr 2011

Centering on African-American women, Julie Dash's original feature was a highlight of indie cinema in the early 1990s…

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By Patricia Smith (3) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 25 Dec 2010

Daughters of the Dust abounds with stunning motifs and tableaux, the iconography seemingly sourced from dreams as much as from history and…

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By Lynn N (87) on 18 Nov 2009

When this film came out it didn't draw African Americans…

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By Syn Z (7) on 16 Oct 2009

Good in music...the rest is just fine. more like a modern tale…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 16 Oct 2009

Good in music...the rest is just fine. more like a modern tale…

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