Arthur Jafa - Turner Classic Movies

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Camera Operator

Venus & Serena (2013)

Cinematographer

Shadows of Liberty (2012)

Cinematographer

Africa Unite (2008)

Cinematographer

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2000)

Principal Cinematography

A Litany For Survival: The Life & Work of Audre Lorde (1995)

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Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) I Am The First And The Last

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) This Is The Seed Time Of Life

Biography

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Camera Operator

Venus & Serena (2013)

Cinematographer

Shadows of Liberty (2012)

Cinematographer

Africa Unite (2008)

Cinematographer

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2000)

Principal Cinematography

A Litany For Survival: The Life & Work of Audre Lorde (1995)

Cinematographer

Crooklyn (1994)

Director Of Photography

Rouch in Reverse (1994)

Cinematographer

Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)

Cinematographer

Malcolm X (1992)

Director Of Photography

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Camera Operator

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Director Of Photography

My Brother's Wedding (1983)

Camera Assistant

Producer (Feature Film)

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Venus & Serena (2013)

A Litany For Survival: The Life & Work of Audre Lorde (1995)

Crooklyn (1994)

Dp/Cinematographer

Malcolm X (1992)

Dp/Cinematographer

Cinematography (Special)

Prince: The Art of Musicology (2004)

Camera Operator

Hopes on the Horizon (2001)

Director Of Photography

Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (1996)

Director Of Photography

Life Events

Videos

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) I Am The First And The Last Following a prologue on the Gullah communities off South Carolina and Georgia, director Julie Dash explores island life, with Philadelphian Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce) and photographer Snead (Tommy Hicks) returning to visit cousins Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) and others, in Daughters Of The Dust, 1991.

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) This Is The Seed Time Of Life As family celebrations continue on St. Simons island, Georgia, 1902, cousin Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce), a fervent Christian visiting from Philadelphia, reads scripture as Yellow Mary visits with family matriarch Nana (Cora Lee Day), in writer-producer-director Julie Dash’s Daughters Of The Dust, 1991.

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Gullah Communities Opening credits with an introduction to the distinctive original score by John Barnes, then a prologue about the Gullah inhabitants of Sea Island, Georgia, the setting for writer-producer-director Julie Dash’s celebrated turn-of-the-20th century family portrait, Daughters Of The Dust, 1991.

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) Like The Water Was Solid Ground Continuing the non-linear examination of the reunion of the Gullah Peazant family of Sea Island, Georgia, in 1902, pregnant Eula (Alva Rodgers), victim of a rape by a white man, speaks now for and about her unborn child, who narrated earlier in a female voice, recounting a legend, as her husband Eli (Adisa Anderson) finds the floating African statue, Ervin Green the minister on the beach, in Julie Dash’s Daughters Of The Dust, 1991.

Daughters Of The Dust (1991) -- (Movie Clip) Respect Your Ancestors As the Peazant family enjoys a reunion on St. Simons island, Georgia, 1902, grandson Eli (Adisa Anderson), contemplating a move to the mainland, visits with grandmother Nana (Cora Lee Day), who has firm instructions, in Daughters Of The Dust, 1991, from writer, producer and director Julie Dash.

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