Eleven Minutes (2009)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

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Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 20, 2009

Running Time: 108 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Jay McCarroll, Nancy Kane, Kelly Cutrone, Lee Deekle, Lola Brooks, Anthony Cady, Eve Salvail, Jason Lowe, Omahyra, Carson Kressley

director: Michael Selditch, Rob Tate

Chronicles Project Runway's season one winner, Jay McCarroll, as he frantically scramble to produce Transit, a collection of transportation-inspired clothing for New York's spring 2007 Fashion Week.

PETER TRAVERS - February 23, 2009

It didn't grab me. Not at first. A documentary that tracks the winner of a reality show — in this case Bravo's Project Runway — after his victory. Huh? But Eleven Minutes busts a few fresh moves.

For starters, designer Jay McCarroll — proudly gay, chubby and opinionated — knows that his TV notoriety has earned him mostly snubs from fashion elitists. And here he is determined to put on his own show in Manhattan's Bryant Park, using plus – size models, with the help of friends willing to work for…