Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust was certainly an interesting film. While I do not think that I would have rented it and I do not see myself watching it again soon, I do think it was worth seeing at least once even if it’s only for the beautiful scenery. While it may initially seem that the story is overly drawn out, I think the fact that Daughters of the Dust does not follow a linear plotline adds rather than detracts from the story. Admittedly I had trouble following the plot at times but just taking in the beauty of the island and glimpse of the family’s life there—even if I did not understand everything that was going on—strengthened my connection to the story as well as my understanding of the characters’ connection to the island. By the end of the film, I truly understood how difficult it would have been to leave the island, a feeling that I do not think I would have experienced so keenly had Daughters of the Dust been a linear narrative.
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