Portrait of Julie Dash

Directing

Julie Dash

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, with a break from 2003 to 2015, busiest in 2016 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Daughters of the Dust
Daughters of the Dust
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Julie Dash Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • African-American History 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Wanda Sykes: Legacy
Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

HomeGoing
HomeGoing (2025)

Director

Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story
Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story (2023)

Director

2010s

3 titles
Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl
Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2017)

Director

Standing at the Scratch Line
Standing at the Scratch Line (2016)

Director, Writer

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (2016)

as Herslef

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 71
The Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Love Song
Love Song (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Incognito
Incognito (1999)

Director

Subway Stories
Subway Stories (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Daughters of the Dust
Daughters of the Dust (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Producer

Praise House
Praise House (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 72
Relatives
Relatives (1989)

Director

Breaths - Sweet Honey in the Rock
Breaths - Sweet Honey in the Rock (1988)

Producer, Director

My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

First Assistant Director

Illusions
Illusions (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

A Different Image
A Different Image (1982)

Continuity

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Diary of an African Nun
Diary of an African Nun (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Editor

Four Women
Four Women (1975)

Director, Cinematography