Daughters of the Dust

The film "Daughters of the Dust" (1991) is set in 1902 and centers on three generations of Gullah women from the Peazant family on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, as they prepare to migrate from the rural South to the North. Narrated by the Unborn Child, the future daughter of Eli and Eula, the film uses poetic imagery and a circular narrative structure to represent the past, present, and future of the Gullah people. The dialogue in the film is in Gullah Creole. Characterized by its lush visuals and use of traditional Gullah language and culture, the movie follows the lives of four women - Nana Peazant (Cora Lee Day), Eula Peazant (Alva Rogers), Yellow Mary (Barbara O. Jones), and Trula (Trula Hoosier) - as they face the challenges of a changing world.