Film: Daughters of the Dust
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About this event
Film: Daughters of the Dust (1991)
In 1991, Julie Dash made history when she became the first African-American woman to direct and produce a feature film that was widely distributed in the U.S. Set in 1902, it tells the story of three generations of women living on an island off the coast of South Carolina as they prepare to migrate North to the mainland.
The film programme reflects the themes and concepts present within you feel me_. Each screening will be accompanied by an introduction from our Programme team, rooting each film within the context of the exhibition.
Why not treat yourself to a season pass, which will give you a ticket to all of the films in our film season, including:
Belladonna of Sadness (1973) on Wednesday 20 Nov / 19:00 / Booking essential (18+)
Barbarella (1968) on Wednesday 11 Dec / 19:00 / Booking essential (18+)
Daughters of the Dust (1991) on Wednesday 12 Feb / 19:00 / Booking essential (12A)
Organiser FACT
Organiser of Film: Daughters of the Dust
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is the UK's leading media arts centre, based in Liverpool.
Our award-winning FACT building houses three galleries (showing four exhibitions per year), a café, bar and four cinema screens, run by Picturehouse and showing the best in independent and mainstream film. FACT also runs its own film programmes, focusing on classic and art house.
Since the organisation was founded in 1988, we have commissioned and presented over 250 new media and digital artworks from artists including Pipilotti Rist, Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Isaac Julien.
Our Engagement and Learning programmes offer a range of opportunities for people to get involved with creative technology and digital projects, and our Research team works with partners across the creative industries, health, high education and arts sectors to develop innovative projects.
