About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1962-10-22
Place of birth:
Long Island City, New York, USA
Website:
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Julie Dash

Overview

Julie Ethel Dash (born October 22, 1952) is an American film director, writer and 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. The L.A. Rebellion refers to the first African and African-American students who studied film at UCLA. After she had written and directed several shorts, her 1991 feature Daughters of the Dust became the first full-length film directed by an African-American woman to obtain general theatrical release in the United States. Daughters of the Dust was named one of the most significant films of the last 30 years, by IndieWire.

Dash has worked in television since the late 1990s. Her television movies include Funny Valentines (1999), Incognito (1999), Love Song (2000), and The Rosa Parks Story (2002), starring Angela Bassett. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center commissioned Dash to direct Brothers of the Borderland in 2004, as an immersive film exhibit narrated by Oprah Winfrey following the path of women gaining freedom on the Underground Railroad. In 2017, Dash directed episodes of Queen Sugar on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Known for

Acting
2022 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Actor Self 58
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2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 59
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2011 These Amazing Shadows Actor Self 60
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2003 Sisters in Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1992 The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash Actor Herself N/A
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Directing
2023 Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story Directing Director N/A
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2017 Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl Directing Director N/A
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2016 Standing at the Scratch Line Directing Director N/A
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2002 The Rosa Parks Story Directing Director 59
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2000 Love Song Directing Director 59
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1999 Incognito Directing Director N/A
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1999 Funny Valentines Directing Director 59
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1997 Subway Stories Directing Director 58
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1991 Daughters of the Dust Directing Director 59
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1991 Praise House Directing Director 58
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1989 Relatives Directing Director N/A
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1983 My Brother's Wedding Directing Assistant Director 59
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1982 Illusions Directing Director 58
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1977 The Diary of an African Nun Directing Director 58
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1975 Four Women Directing Director 59
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Writing
2016 Standing at the Scratch Line Writing Writer N/A
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1997 Subway Stories Writing Writer 58
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1991 Daughters of the Dust Writing Writer 59
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1991 Praise House Writing Writer 58
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1982 Illusions Writing Writer 58
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Production
2016 Standing at the Scratch Line Production Producer N/A
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1991 Daughters of the Dust Production Producer 59
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1982 Illusions Production Producer 58
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1977 The Diary of an African Nun Production Producer 58
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Crew
1975 Four Women Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
1982 Illusions Editing Editor 58
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1977 The Diary of an African Nun Editing Editor 58
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