Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Julie Dash

Born: October 22, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: Julie Dash is an American filmmaker, author and member of the L.A. Rebellion. The film Daughters of the Dust was the first full-length film by an African-American woman with general theatrical release in the United States. Dash is the film's producer, screenwriter, and director.
Known for:
- Daughters of the Dust (1991)
- The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
- Illusions (1982)
- Subway Stories (1997)
- Love Song (2000)