The past is always with these islanders, haunting them but also providing strength. The present, in upheaval. The future, unknown. Dash and DP Arthur Jafa render this dislocation beautifully with sped-up frames, slow motion, the apparition of the Unborn Child that appears and disappears.

We close out our Overlooked Auteurs Marathon with a <href="https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2020/11/6/800-fall-movie-preview-daughters-of-the-dust-overlooked-auteurs">discussion of the ambitious indie.