At the dawn of the twentieth century, a multi-generational Gullah family on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina — descendants of enslaved West Africans who preserved Yoruba traditions and folklore — face the decision of whether to remain rooted in their ancestral island home or migrate to the mainland.
Dash’s film is both a visually stunning family story and a poetic reflection on diaspora, migration, and cultural survival, exploring themes of ancestry, identity, and spiritual continuity. Recognised as a landmark of American independent cinema, it was the first feature by an African-American woman to receive general theatrical release in the United States, and it has since inspired countless artists, including Beyoncé in Lemonade (2016).
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