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Dr. Hakim Robinson's avatar

Great interview! The everlasting imprint that Daughters of the Dust has left on the history of cinema is truly remarkable. Congratulations, Julie Dash!

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Carmen Evelyn G. Nuyda's avatar

How serendipitous as I wrote an essay on this film early in July. “Daughters of the Dust endures not because it seeks to comfort or conform, but because it dares to pray through the fractures of history and memory. It holds us in a sacred, silken space where time folds, where remembrance and becoming merge into a fierce, living continuum.”

Thank you bringing this to the consciousness of all!

https://open.substack.com/pub/carmenevelyn/p/salt-spirit-and-celluloid-on-watching?r=59q7uj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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LM TR's avatar

A forever loved movie - excited to hear this interview

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Dr. Mary M. Marshall's avatar

Phenomenal interview with two powerful and dynamic women. I jumped on as soon as I saw both your names. It was awesome!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Eva Yaa Asantewaa's avatar

So good. Thank you.

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Monique Lisa Johnson's avatar

Love this! 5 years ago I put together a pitch deck talking about women directors and you both were in it. I wanted to show what creativity from us looks like and how our projects fair because of our gift of directing. Thank you both.

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floydwebb's avatar

This was a great interview. Thanks

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Toni Blackman's avatar

I have lost count of the number of times I have wathed Daughters of the Dust.

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The Remedy With Selima's avatar

Ah, that was a delicious interview! The end had me in tears. It's so affirming to be validated by your elders and even moreso when you have genuine and mutual rapport with them.

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bumpyjonas's avatar

Very amazing. Love the work of Julie Dash. So much possibility.

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Bre's avatar

Loved this interview with two phenomenal women “courageous creativity”

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Nadine Pinede's avatar

Wow! What a delicious taste of the longer interview to come. And what a joy to hear from and about icons who’ve inspired me so deeply. Alice Walker used her famous purple ink to sign my copy of In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens back in my college days. When I asked her for advice on becoming a writer, she wrote one word and underlined it 3 times: BE!!! Took me decades to figure that out😂 Daughters of the Dust simply blew me away. I read everything I could about Julie Dash, and it was in my mind’s eye when I wrote my coming-of-age novel When the Mapou Sings. Ava inspired the first chapter in my children’s book, Women in Film. These phenomenal women & others show us the power of courageous creativity. Thank you for BEing!

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Ava DuVernay's avatar

🫶🏾

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Kavi Ramachandran's avatar

I worked with Miss Julie on my very first on camera job in 1996. A remarkable human and fantastic artist. Seeing you both together made my heart happy. Cannot wait to watch the entire DGA interview. Thank you Ava for Onward... it's truly fab!

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Deborah Ray Sims's avatar

I love love this interview! Julie Dash is a legend “Daughters of the Dust” is one of the jewels in her body of work. Thanks for revealing her wealth of talent. A great film “worker”

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Carol Jenkins's avatar

Loved this conversation--and you both! Carol Jenkins

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Erina Martine's avatar

Thank you

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