Marathon-to-Go : Directed by Black Women
(DVD)

Title supplied by cataloger.

Assembled by the Arlington Va Public Library.

Daughters of the dust : producers Julie Dash, Arthur Jafa ; written and directed by Julie Dash.

Eve's bayou : produced by Caldecot Chubb and Samuel L. Jackson ; written and directed by Kasi Lemmons and Samuel L. Jackson.

Love & basketball : produced by Spike Lee, Sam Kitt.

Middle of nowhere : written & directed by Ava DuVernay ; produced by Howard Barish & Ava DuVernay ; producer, Paul Garnes.

Cast of Daughters of the dust : Adisa Anderson, Barbara-O, Cheryl Lynn Bruce.

Cast of Eve's bayou : Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Vondie Curtis Hall, Branford Marsalis, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jurnee Smollett, Diahann Carroll.

Cast of Love & basketball : Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Debbi Morgan, Harry J. Lennix, Kyla Pratt, Glendon Chatman, Christine Dunford, Erika Ringor, Regina Hall.

Cast of Middle of nowhere : Omari Hardwick, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Edwina Findley, Sharon Lawrence, Dondre Whitfield, Maya Gilbert, Troy Curvey, Lorraine Toussaint, David Oyelowo.

Disc 1. Daughters of the dust : Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk ways were maintained well into the twentieth century and was one of the last bastions of these mores in America. Disc 2. Eve's bayou : Roz Batiste is a beautiful and dedicated mother of three, who is forced to admit that her family is falling apart due to her philandering husband Louis. Her younger daughter, Eve, witnesses one of her father's infidelities. Struggling to make sense of what she has seen, Eve turns to her older sister Cisely, who dismisses her in fear of the truth, and then to her Aunt Mozelle, a known psychic and rumored black widow. Unable to find the understanding she is looking for Eve decides to take matters into her own hands. For the Batiste family, the ties that bind may not be strong enough to keep them together, and what they learn will change their lives forever. Disc 3. Love & basketball : From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Quincy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game ... between family and team ... between Love and Basketball.--Container. Disc 4. Middle of nowhere : Devoted wife Ruby drops out of medical school after her husband Derek receives an eight-year prison sentence, and struggles to find the courage to remain faithful and supportive as the demands of being a prison wife weigh heavily on her shoulders.

DVD dolby digital stereo.NTSC, region 1.

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.