Julie Dash raised $800,000 from the PBS series American Playhouse to make her first feature, Daughters of the Dust (1991). Hollywood executives had rejected the project. #BlackSky #BlackCinema #CinemaSky #BlackHerStory

Julie Dash raised $800,000 from the PBS series American Playhouse to make her first feature, Daughters of the Dust (1991). Hollywood executives had rejected the project. #BlackSky #BlackCinema #CinemaSky #BlackHerStory