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- Biography: Euzhan Palcy (born January 13, 1958) is a film director from Martinique, French West Indies. Notable for being the first Black woman to direct a mainstream Hollywood film: A Dry White Season which starred Donald Sutherland and Marlon Brando. She moved to Paris in 1975, and in 1983, won the... Read more
Filmography
- The Killing Yard (2001)
- Ruby Bridges (1998)
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- Dionysos (1986)
- Rue cases nègres (1983)
- L' Atelier du diable (1982)
News
The award-winning filmmaker Euzhan Palcy will be honored Friday October 30, 2009 after South Camden Theatre Company's opening night performance of "Slave Narratives Revisited: a celebration of freedom". ... Full Article
Kasi Lemmons Loves 'Harold and Maude,' 'Tango'
npr.org –
2007-06-01
Underappreciated DVDs Sugar Cane Alley (1983): Euzhan Palcy's film, which takes place in Martinique, tells a story from a little boy's point of view."It's a wonderful, wonderful film." ... Full Article
Pages from a Cannes diary
suntimes.com –
2001-05-21
CANNES, France Euzhan Palcy strikes me as proof that great directors can come from anywhere_but they must know they are directors, and trust that they are great. ... Full Article