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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Chris Owen to Bernadette Peters
Euzhan Palcy Biography (1958-)
Born January 13, 1958, in Fort de France, Martinique; daughter of Leon (a personnel manager for a pineapple-processing factory) and Romuald (a homemaker)Palcy.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- January 13, 1958
- Fort de France, Martinique
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (documentary), 1993
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Film Work
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Director
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Rue cases negres (also known as Black Shack Alley and Sugar Cane Alley), Orion, 1983
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A Dry White Season, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
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Simeon, AMLF, 1992
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Wings against the Wind, 1999
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Producer
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Simeon, AMLF, 1992
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Wings against the Wind, 1999
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Other
- Assistant editor of Safrana ou le droit a la parole.
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Acapulco Black Film Festival, 2000
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Television Work
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Producer and Director; Movies
- "Ruby Bridges," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999
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Producer and Director; Documentaries
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Le messagere (documentary; also known as The Messenger), [Martinique], 1975
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L'atelier du diable (documentary; also known as The Devil's Workshop), [Paris], 1982
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Hassane (documentary), 1990
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Aime Cesaire: A Voice for History (three-part documentary), California Newsreel, 1994
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Director
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The Killing Yard, Showtime, 2001
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
- Recorded two albums for children.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Rue cases negres (also known as Black Shack Alley and Sugar Cane Alley; based on a novel by Josef Zobel), Orion, 1983
- (With others) Dionysos, 1984
- (With others) A Dry White Season (based on a novel by Andre Brink), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
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Simeon (also based on a story by Palcy), AMLF, 1992
- (With others) Wings against the Wind, 1999
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Teleplays
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Le messagere (documentary; also known as The Messenger), [Martinique], 1975
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L'atelier du diable (documentary; also known as The Devil's Workshop), [Paris], 1982
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Hassane (documentary), 1990
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Aime Cesaire: A Voice for History (three-part documentary), California Newsreel, 1994
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Other Writings
- Author of mysteries for periodicals; also wrote short stories.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Women Filmmakers and Their Films, St. James Press, 1998
Periodicals
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American Visions, August, 2000, p. 40
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Essence, October, 1989, p. 31; May, 1995, pp. 59, 66
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People Weekly, October 16, 1989, p. 72
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