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Euzhan Palcy ([ø.zan pal.si]; born in Martinique) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films are known to explore themes of race, gender, and politics, with an emphasis on the perpetuated effects of colonialism.
Euzhan Palcy. Writer: Siméon. Euzhan Palcy was born in Saint-Joseph, Martinique, France. Euzhan is a writer and director, known for Siméon (1992), Sugar Cane Alley (1983) and A Dry White Season (1989).
Nov 18, 2022 · Movie News. “I Paved the Way, But With My Blood”: Euzhan Palcy Opens Up About Her Trailblazing Career. With the ‘Dry White Season’ director set to receive an honorary Oscar at the Nov....
Nov 2, 2023 · She's a cinema pioneer with an incredible list of firsts: Euzhan Palcy was the first female director to win one of France's prestigious César awards, the first Black woman to have a film...
May 16, 2021 · With 1989’s A Dry White Season, Euzhan Palcy became a pioneer: The Martinique-born filmmaker was the first Black woman to direct a studio film; the first Black director to make an Oscar-nominated...
Jun 18, 2024 · Euzhan Palcy had only made one film when she landed the job of directing Marlon Brando and Donald Sutherland in A Dry White Season, becoming the first Black woman to direct a Hollywood movie. Here she tells us how she posed as a singer to research the film in South Africa during apartheid.
With her 1983 feature debut, Sugar Cane Alley, Euzhan Palcy became the first Black director to win a Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festi...
