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

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (documentary), 1993
  • Film Work
  • Director
  • Rue cases negres (also known as Black Shack Alley and Sugar Cane Alley), Orion, 1983
  • A Dry White Season, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
  • Simeon, AMLF, 1992
  • Wings against the Wind, 1999
  • Producer
  • Simeon, AMLF, 1992
  • Wings against the Wind, 1999
  • Other
  • Assistant editor of Safrana ou le droit a la parole.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Acapulco Black Film Festival, 2000
  • Television Work
  • Producer and Director; Movies
  • "Ruby Bridges," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999
  • Producer and Director; Documentaries
  • Le messagere (documentary; also known as The Messenger), [Martinique], 1975
  • L'atelier du diable (documentary; also known as The Devil's Workshop), [Paris], 1982
  • Hassane (documentary), 1990
  • Aime Cesaire: A Voice for History (three-part documentary), California Newsreel, 1994
  • Director
  • The Killing Yard, Showtime, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Recorded two albums for children.
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • 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
  • Simeon (also based on a story by Palcy), AMLF, 1992
  • (With others) Wings against the Wind, 1999
  • Teleplays
  • Le messagere (documentary; also known as The Messenger), [Martinique], 1975
  • L'atelier du diable (documentary; also known as The Devil's Workshop), [Paris], 1982
  • Hassane (documentary), 1990
  • Aime Cesaire: A Voice for History (three-part documentary), California Newsreel, 1994
  • Other Writings
  • Author of mysteries for periodicals; also wrote short stories.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Women Filmmakers and Their Films, St. James Press, 1998
    Periodicals
    • American Visions, August, 2000, p. 40
    • Essence, October, 1989, p. 31; May, 1995, pp. 59, 66
    • People Weekly, October 16, 1989, p. 72