Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Daughters of the Dust was a very slow-moving film, but I enjoyed the calm, smooth, story line. This movie could have easily felt like it was dragging, because there were no exciting plot twists or dramatic conflicts, but instead it was comfortable in its easy pace. The characters themselves were so interesting and complex that relaxed flow of the narrative allowed for time of personal contemplation and analysis of the situations and emotions.

Daughters of the Dust is probably too slow and contemplative for general audiences, who mostly enjoyed action-packed, dramatic films with clear conflicts and resolutions. I would argue that this film has none of these characteristics in their traditional sense. Instead, it is a tranquil exploration of a unique culture, with occasional eruptions of emotions over complex family and cultural tensions. It was a very interesting and beautiful film, although I probably wouldn't recommend it to many people, although I personally enjoyed it.