Daughters of the Dust12A
At the start of the 20th century, a multi-generational Gullah family living on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina faces a life-changing decision. As some family members consider moving to the mainland, they must weigh the promise of new opportunities against the risk of leaving behind their traditions, stories, and cultural identity. The first feature film directed by an African American woman to receive a theatrical release in the United States, Julie Dash’s groundbreaking work is a visually stunning and deeply moving celebration of Black womanhood. Blending Afrocentric imagery with emotional richness, it remains a landmark achievement in American cinema.
Reviews
‘This elegiac, dreamlike drama set on the Sea Islands off South Carolina in 1902 has an iron core of painful history’
★★★★
Kate Muir, The TImes
Book tickets
| Sunday 16 August | 1.30pm | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 19 August | 5.30pm | Book tickets |
What else is on?
Today (Friday 14th August)
15:15
The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
17:30
The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
21:00
Jazz on a Summer's Day U
1h 23mTomorrow (Saturday 15th August)
14:15
The Fisherman 15
1h 48m
16:45
Dead Man 18
2h19:30
The Odyssey 15
2h 52mPlan your visit
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!