Award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash will be teaching two film classes this fall as part of the African American Studies Program at the College of Charleston.
Dash has received numerous awards since embarking on her film career. With the debut of “Daughters of the Dust” in January 1992, Dash became the first African American woman to have a full-length general theatrical release in the United States. Described as an American cultural experience, “Daughters of the Dust” is one of a select group of American films preserved as American Treasures and is in the United States’ National Film Registry.
“Julie and her movies have inspired a generation of women to become filmmakers,” says Conseula Francis, Director of the African American Studies program at the College of Charleston. “We are thrilled that our students will be able to study with such a prestigious filmmaker.”
Dash has directed numerous music videos, commercial spots, and films such as” Love Song” and “Funny Valentines”.
She also became the first African American woman nominated in the “Movies for Television” category at the 55th Annual DGA Awards for her direction “The Rosa Parks Story”.
While at the College of Charleston this fall, Dash will be teaching the courses “Past Imperfect: African American History in the Movies” and “Black Women Film Directors”.
