Where was Daughters of the Dust filmed?
1991 film, directed by Julie Dash.
- South Carolina
The story is set in Georgia, about 160 miles (257 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Georgia
- Filmed in
- South Carolina
- Distance
- About 160 miles (257 km) between Georgia and the nearest filming location.
About Daughters of the Dust
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- Released
- 1991
- Director
- Julie Dash
- Genre
- IndependentDramaHistorical
The story
The film is set in 1902 and centers around the Peazant family, Gullah islanders living at Ibo Landing on Dataw Island (St.
The majority of the family is on the brink of leaving for the mainland to embrace a more modern, "civilized" way of life.
Snead, a photographer from the mainland, accompanies Viola and takes portraits of the islanders before they depart from their way of life forever.
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- The Program South Carolina
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