Mama Africa (2002)

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Alva Rogers and Cora Lee Day - "Daughters of the Dust" (1991)
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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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Release Date: Jun 7, 2002
Running Time: 89 mins.
Country Of Origin: Burkina Faso
Country Of Origin: Namibia
Country Of Origin: Zimbabwe
Country Of Origin: Nigeria
Country Of Origin: South Africa
Country Of Origin: Tunisia
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A trilogy of short films shot by and about African women made to enlighten and break stereotypes surrounding womenhood across Africa. "Uno's World" presents the disintegration of a young single mother's escapist lifestyle when she is confronted with the inescapable responsibilities of childbirth. "Hang Time" centers its focus on a young, poor, but talented West African basketball player whose desperation to wear the right shoes to impress an American basketball scout ends in tragedy. "Raya" leads the viewer through the dilemmas of a young mother from Cape Town's gangland.

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