A landmark in African American filmmaking, this magical realist tone poem—recently restored in 4K for its 25th anniversary—is a stunning cinematic achievement. Co-starring celebrated Chicago actor Cheryl Lynn Bruce, the film charts the Peazant family, members of the creole Gullah culture-–former slaves living in the coastal Carolinas who have worked to preserve much of their African cultural heritage-–as they prepare to migrate, leaving their homeland and traditional ways for the promise of the North. Enriched by Arthur Jafa's lush cinematography, artist Kerry James Marshall’s beautiful production design, and John Barnes' eclectic score, this evocative vision of the legacy and culture of a lost Black history continues to resonate through our culture, from Black Lives Matter to Beyoncé’s Lemonade. “A film of spellbinding visual beauty” (The New York Times).