Daughters of the Dust by Julie DashPublication Date: 1991
Directed by Julie Dash
An African-American family struggles with a painful past and an uncertain future, as some members prepare to leave their island home to start new lives on the mainland. There is a character named Bilali Muhammad in the film (portrayed by Umar Abdurrahamn), an obvious nod to the Sapelo Island patriarch. Set in 1902 on a Georgia sea island. (112 minutes).
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