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Past Film/Video | Classics
Preceded by Ocean of Interiors (Alexis McCrimmon, 2020)
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“A uniquely spiritual film... Almost startlingly beautiful, blessed with deep fiery hues and poetic sensibility.”—Boston Globe
Set in the early 1900s, Daughters of the Dust offers a vivid portrait of Gullah Geechee culture—communities descended from Africans who were enslaved on plantations along the coast and Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
Rooted in immersive and lush coastal landscapes, Arthur Jafa’s stunning color cinematography captures the last gathering of the Peazant family as the younger generation prepares to leave the island and their matriarch Nana Peazant (Cora Lee Day) for the promise of the mainland. With Barbara O, Alva Rogers, and Trula Hoosier. The film’s production design is by past Wexner Center Artist Residency Award recipient Kerry James Marshall. (113 mins., 2K DCP)
With beautiful interludes of hand-painted film, Columbus filmmaker (and Wex Film/Video Studio editor) Alexis McCrimmon’s entrancingly poetic Ocean of Interiors finds a woman whose dreams transport her toward seaside tides and long-forgotten memories. (5 mins., 16mm transferred to HD)
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Daughters of the Dust | Image courtesy of Cohen Film Collection
Ocean of Interiors | Image courtesy of the artist
Daughters of the Dust was restored from the original internegative at Modern Videofilm by Cohen Film Collection in conjunction with The UCLA Film & Television Archive. The final color grade was approved by cinematographer Arthur Jafa.
This screening is cosponsored by the Columbus Black International Film Festival. This year’s fest begins August 27 with a screening of Stella Meghie’s The Weekend (2018) and Janicza Bravo’s Zola (2020) at the Wex. Please visit the CBIFF web site for more information.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
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Past Film/Video
Daughters of the Dust
