USA,
1991, 112 min
Directed by:
Julie DashScreenplay:
Julie DashCinematography:
Arthur JafaComposer:
John BarnesCast:
Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Kaycee Moore, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Vertamae Grosvenor, Trula Hoosier, Bahni TurpinPlots(1)
In South Carolina's Sea Islands at the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family of the Gullah community - former west-African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland and even further from their roots. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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