Julie Dash

Interviews

Kameelah L. Martin

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University Press of Mississippi
15 October 2025

Individual film directors, film-makers; Film movie production: technical skills; Biography: arts & entertainment; Prose: non-fiction; Ethnic studies

Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series

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.

Edited by: Kameelah L. Martin
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781496859327
ISBN 10: 1496859324
Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 15 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album.