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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, née le 13 janvier 1958 au Gros-Morne 1 ( Martinique) 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 internationale.
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 Oscar ...
Nov 2, 2018 · In 1983, 25-year-old Euzhan Palcy became the first black woman to direct a film produced by a major Hollywood studio. Palcy was born in the French colony of Martinique on January 13th, 1958. Her interest in films began when she was ten as she felt an attraction towards them.
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.
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...
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...
