Ebrahim, Haseenah2014-09-132014-09-131998http://hdl.handle.net/10539/15538In this essay, I consider the role of African cultural heritage and of oral tradition in selected films/videos by women filmmakers of the African Diaspora. for practical purposes, I limit the scope of my analysis to the works of a handful of filmmakers in the United States and the Caribbean: Julie Dash (USA), Euzhan Palcy (Martinique/France), Zeinabu irene Davis (USA), and Gloria Rolando (Cuba).en-USAfricanityOralityBlack women filmmakersAfrican diasporaFilmCinemaJulie DashEuzhan PalcyZeinabu irene DavisGloria RolandoMother of the RiverDaughters of the DustSugar Cane AlleyOggunArticle