Euzhan Palcy

Euzhan Palcy ([ø.ʒɑ̃ pal.si]; born January 13, 1958) is a film director, writer and producer from Martinique. Her films are known to explore themes of race, gender, and politics, with an emphasis on the perpetuated effects of colonialism. Palcy’s first feature film Sugar Cane Alley (1983) received numerous awards including the César Award for Best First Feature Film. In 1989, she directed A Dry White Season (1989), becoming the first black female director to have a film produced by a major Hollywood studio, that being by MGM. In 1992 she directed the independent film Siméon (1992). She has since moved towards directing documentaries and television projects such as Aimé Césaire, A Voice For History (1994). She then directed an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney entitled Ruby Bridges (1998) based on the person of the same name. She then directed the television film The Killing Yard (...