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Julie Ethel Dash (born October 22, 1952) is an American filmmaker, music video and commercial director, author, and website producer. Dash received her MFA in 1985 at the UCLA Film School and is one of the graduates and filmmakers known as the L.A. Rebellion.
Learn about Julie Dash, the first African-American woman to direct a theatrically released film, Daughters of the Dust. Explore her film works, publications, interviews, testimonials and upcoming events.
Julie Dash is a filmmaker who broke racial and gender boundaries with her Sundance award-winning film Daughters of the Dust. She has directed and written several TV shows and movies, and designed rooms for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and VOGUE.
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Nov 18, 2016 · Julie Dash’s 1991 film, “Daughters of the Dust,” was the first feature by an African-American woman to have a wide release. Yet many doors remained closed to her.
Apr 13, 2020 · With her lyrical work, made in 1991, Julie Dash and her collaborators recentered the black female gaze.
Jul 17, 2020 · Julie Dash (AFI Class of 1974) is the director of DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, the first feature by an African American woman to be released theatrically in the U.S. She talks about her influences, her career and her upcoming project on Angela Davis.
Thirty-two years ago, filmmaker Julie Dash broke racial and gender boundaries with her Sundance award-winning film (Best Cinematography) Daughters of the Dust. She became the first African American woman to have a wide theatrical release of her feature film.
