Julie Dash
Interviews
Published on 15. October 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-4968-5932-7 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of interviews with Julie Dash (b. 1952) offers an in-depth exploration of the life, career, and creative processes of one of the most groundbreaking filmmakers in American cinema. Dash, whose landmark film Daughters of the Dust (1991) became the first feature by an African American woman to receive a wide theatrical release in the United States, has continuously pushed the boundaries of cinematic representation, exploring African American history, culture, and identity through a distinctly poetic and visionary lens.
Dash's use of Black feminist narrative and her ability to supplant the status quo of Black women's representation in cinema aligned with the evolution of Black women's writing and visual arts that exploded in the eighties and early nineties. Starting with her debut film Illusions (1982) and touching upon other works such as Praise House (1991), the eighteen interviews collected in this volume weave together the stylistic integrity and unconventional model of storytelling that Dash thoughtfully midwives into existence. Julie Dash: Interviews will put students, scholars, and admirers of Dash's oeuvre in close proximity to her creative thought process and influences as well as make accessible an archive of conversations in which she discusses the longevity of her career, intergenerational shifts, and the reception of her work across the globe.
Dash's use of Black feminist narrative and her ability to supplant the status quo of Black women's representation in cinema aligned with the evolution of Black women's writing and visual arts that exploded in the eighties and early nineties. Starting with her debut film Illusions (1982) and touching upon other works such as Praise House (1991), the eighteen interviews collected in this volume weave together the stylistic integrity and unconventional model of storytelling that Dash thoughtfully midwives into existence. Julie Dash: Interviews will put students, scholars, and admirers of Dash's oeuvre in close proximity to her creative thought process and influences as well as make accessible an archive of conversations in which she discusses the longevity of her career, intergenerational shifts, and the reception of her work across the globe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jackson
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4968-5932-7 (9781496859327)
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09/2025
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
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Person
Kameelah L. Martin is professor of African American studies and English at the College of Charleston. She is author of Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality in American Cinema and coeditor of The Lemonade Reader, an interdisciplinary collection exploring the nuances of Beyonce's 2016 visual album.
Content
Introduction
Chronology
Filmography
An Interview with Julie Dash
Zeinabu irene Davis / 1991
Not Without My Daughters: A Conversation with Julie Dash and Houston A. Baker Jr.
Houston A. Baker Jr. / 1992
"I Do Exist": From "Black Insurgent" to Negotiating the Hollywood Divide-A Conversation with Julie Dash
Michael T. Martin / 2010
6 degrees of Geechee
Stephanie Hunt / 2015
Interview: Julie Dash
Cassie da Costa / 2016
Audio Story: Daughters of the Dust-Julie Dash Interview
Andrea Chase / 2016
Interview: Julie Dash
So Mayer / 2016
The "Daughter" Returns: Julie Dash Speaks About Her Triumphant Revival-And Where She's Been
Bilge Ebiri / 2016
Filmmaker Interview: Julie Dash
Michael Glover Smith / 2016
Daughters of the Dust Director Julie Dash Talks Filmmaking, Shaping the Black Female Image
Carlos Valladares / 2016
Julie Dash on the Coming of Age of Daughters of the Dust
Stephen Saito / 2016
Invisible Scratch Lines: An Interview with Julie Dash
Maori Karmel Holmes / 2016
Filmmaker Julie Dash: "#OscarsSoWhite Worked!"
Simran Hans / 2017
Controlling the World Within the Frame: Julie Dash and Ayoka Chenzira Reflect on New York and Filmmaking
Michele Prettyman / 2019
An Interview with Julie Dash
Carina del Valle Schorske / 2020
Without Living in the Folds of Our Wounds: A Conversation with Julie Dash
A. E. Hunt / 2020
In the Director's Chair with Frances-Anne Solomon and Julie Dash
Frances-Anne Solomon / 2020
Race, Rebellion, and Rage: In Conversation with Julie Dash
Kameelah L. Martin / 2023
Additional Sources
Index
Chronology
Filmography
An Interview with Julie Dash
Zeinabu irene Davis / 1991
Not Without My Daughters: A Conversation with Julie Dash and Houston A. Baker Jr.
Houston A. Baker Jr. / 1992
"I Do Exist": From "Black Insurgent" to Negotiating the Hollywood Divide-A Conversation with Julie Dash
Michael T. Martin / 2010
6 degrees of Geechee
Stephanie Hunt / 2015
Interview: Julie Dash
Cassie da Costa / 2016
Audio Story: Daughters of the Dust-Julie Dash Interview
Andrea Chase / 2016
Interview: Julie Dash
So Mayer / 2016
The "Daughter" Returns: Julie Dash Speaks About Her Triumphant Revival-And Where She's Been
Bilge Ebiri / 2016
Filmmaker Interview: Julie Dash
Michael Glover Smith / 2016
Daughters of the Dust Director Julie Dash Talks Filmmaking, Shaping the Black Female Image
Carlos Valladares / 2016
Julie Dash on the Coming of Age of Daughters of the Dust
Stephen Saito / 2016
Invisible Scratch Lines: An Interview with Julie Dash
Maori Karmel Holmes / 2016
Filmmaker Julie Dash: "#OscarsSoWhite Worked!"
Simran Hans / 2017
Controlling the World Within the Frame: Julie Dash and Ayoka Chenzira Reflect on New York and Filmmaking
Michele Prettyman / 2019
An Interview with Julie Dash
Carina del Valle Schorske / 2020
Without Living in the Folds of Our Wounds: A Conversation with Julie Dash
A. E. Hunt / 2020
In the Director's Chair with Frances-Anne Solomon and Julie Dash
Frances-Anne Solomon / 2020
Race, Rebellion, and Rage: In Conversation with Julie Dash
Kameelah L. Martin / 2023
Additional Sources
Index