Julie Dash

Julie Dash (b. 1952, New York), the first female African-American to have her film debut Daughters of the Dust distributed throughout the United States. Dash studied film and television production at UCLA and film production at CCNY. She has filmed music videos, among others for Tracy Chapman (nominated for a Grammy). She directed one of the stories for the television series Subway Stories produced by actress Rosie Perez and director Jonathan Demme. Among other activities, Julie Dash lectures at distinguished American universities (Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Princeton).

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