E L E C T R O N I C M E S S A G E Date: 17-Aug-1993 09:05am EDT From: Stephen Hart HARTS2 Level: Post-secondary/University Tel No: 904-644-4839 TO: Remote Addressee ( _jnet%screen-l@ua1vm ) Subject: re:Daughters of the Dust According to The Video Source Book, '93 supplememt, _Daughters of the Dust_ is available on VHS format from Kino on Video (address below) for $79.95. It may be available from other distributors, but the high price tag will probably be the same for at least another year. The story takes place in 1902, when a family of slave descendants contemplate moving from their home on the Sea Islands off the Georgia coast to the mainland. The family, made of of five women, reflect on their lives and the change which will result from the move. The film is the feature film debut of African-American director Julie Dash. It was shown here on the PBS station and on the campus film series last year: Unfortunately, I missed it both times. Video Source Book rates it at three and a half stars. Kino on Video 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503 New York, NY 10018 212-629-6880 Stephen Hart, Florida St. University HARTS2@firnvx