A Dry White Season
1989
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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 is a Martinique-born writer and director who made history as the first Black woman to direct a Hollywood movie. She is known for films such as Sugar Cane Alley, A Dry White Season and Siméon, and has won 15 awards and received 4 nominations.
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- Writer, Director, Producer
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- Euzhan Palcy
Euzhan Palcy, née le 13 janvier 1958 au Gros-Morne [1] [2], est une réalisatrice française. Surtout connue pour ses films Rue Cases-Nègres et Une saison blanche et sèche , elle est la première femme réalisatrice noire à être produite par un studio hollywoodien ( Metro Goldwyn Mayer ) [ 3 ] , ce qui lui assure une reconnaissance ...
Nov 18, 2022 · At 64, the Martinique-born director — a trailblazer who won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival with her first feature, 1983’s Sugar Cane Alley, then directed Marlon Brando to an...
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 ...
Jun 21, 2022 · The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox .
Nov 18, 2022 · Euzhan Palcy is a pioneering filmmaker from the French West Indies who directed Sugar Cane Alley, A Dry White Season, and other acclaimed films. She was the first Black woman to win a Cesar Award and the first to direct a narrative anti-apartheid feature.
