Daughters of the Dust In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North. Details Casts Title Daughters of the Dust Release Date 1991-01-24 Runtime 01 Hours 52 Minutes Genres Drama Romance Production Companies WMG Film, American Playhouse, Geechee Girls Production Countries United States of America Cora Lee Day Nana Peazant Alva Rogers Eula Peazant Barbara O. Jones Yellow Mary Trula Hoosier Trula Umar Abdurrahamn Bilal Muhammad Adisa Anderson Eli Peazant Kaycee Moore Haagar Peazant Bahni Turpin Iona Peazant Cheryl Lynn Bruce Viola Peazant Tommy Redmond Hicks Mr. Snead Tony King Newlywed Man Cornell Royal Daddy Mack Peazant