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

Join us for a screening of the award-winning film “Daughters of the Dust” by Julie Dash, plus a talkback with the poet and mystic de’Angelo DIA.

Screening begins at 6 PM, cash bar, popcorn, and galleries open late.

 

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.