Julie Dash

Background

Dash, Julie was born in New York City.

Education

Bachelor in Film and television Production, City College of New York Master of Fine Arts in Film Production, University of California at Los Angeles.

Career

Producing/writing fellow, American Film Institute film director, Geechee Girls Multimedia Prodns., Atlanta member classifications and rating administration, Motion Picture Association American, Los Angeles, 1978-1980. Participant Cannes International Film Festival in France, 1980.

Achievements

• Julie Dash has been listed as a noteworthy Film director by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Daughters of the Dust: A Novel

    (Set in the 1920s in the Sea Islands off the Carolina coas...)

    1997

• movie

  • Daughters Of The Dust

    (An African American Gullah family leaves their coastal is...)

    1991
  • The Rosa Parks Story

    (This is an account of the life of Mrs. Rosa L. Parks and ...)

    2002

Connections

Father:

Charles Edward Dash

Mother:

Rhudine Henderson

Spouse:

Arthur Jafa

Daughter:

Nzinga Dash

References

• Women Directors and Their Films The selection includes women of the studio age (Ida Lupino, Dorothy Arzner), contemporary mainstream directors (Amy Heckerling, Nora Ephron), independents (Mary Harron, Nancy Savoca), documentarians (Barbara Kopple), experimental filmmakers (Maya Deren), and an assortment of acclaimed international filmmakers (Jane Campion, Agnes Varda). Profiles of the directors contain both biographical and critical segments. The first, biographical section provides a basic outline of the subject's life and career; the second offers a discussion of the director's films, featuring comments on the narrative, themes, visual techniques and style, and possible critical approaches to the work. Each chapter also includes a complete filmography and brief bibliography.
  2006
• Fifty Contemporary Film Directors This book examines the work of some of today’s most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director’s contribution to cinema, incorporating a discussion of their career, major works and impact. Revised throughout and with twelve new entries, this second edition is an up-to-date introduction to some of the most prominent film makers of the present day.
  2010