Euzhan Palcy

Aimé Césaire: une voix pour l'histoire

Euzhan Palcy

Aimé Césaire, Jorge Amado

A three-part study that introduces audiences to the celebrated Martinican author Aimé Césaire, who coined the term "négritude" and launched the movement called the "Great Black Cry".

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Ally Acker

Jodie Foster, Ally Acker

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.

Rue cases nègres

Euzhan Palcy

Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus

Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...

Calling the Shots

Janis Cole, Holly Dale

Karen Arthur, Lizzie Borden

Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.

Sisters in Cinema

Yvonne Welbon

Stephanie Allain, Madeline Anderson

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

La messagère

Euzhan Palcy

Her first picture, La Messagère (The Messenger, 1975), made by Palcy before she left for Paris, allowed people from Martinique to see themselves for the first time on television as complex characters.

Ruby Bridges

Euzhan Palcy

Chaz Monet, Michael Beach

When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time.

Siméon

Euzhan Palcy

Jean-Claude Duverger, Jacob Desvarieux

The ghost of a music teacher pushes a young mechanic to start a career in music.

A Dry White Season

Euzhan Palcy

Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

Parcours de Dissidents

Euzhan Palcy

Gérard Depardieu

The forgotten history of "dissidents", the men and women of Martinique and Guadeloupe who left their islands between 1940 and 1943. The film features interviews with those in the resistance who tell their stories with passion, humility and humor.

The Killing Yard

Euzhan Palcy

Alan Alda, Rose McGowan

Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.

How Are The Kids

Euzhan Palcy, Rolan Bykov

A UNICEF-sponsored six-film anthology depicting childhood horrors around the world. "Hassane" - a malnourished child in Niger needs help from the doctors, but village traditions prohibit it. "Liouba" - a child escapes to the forest after a beating by his alcoholic mother, but the games he plays in the forest mirror his troubles at home. "Boy" - a child faces discrimination as the only white student at his school. "Carmelo" - in Bogota a child living on the streets fights to survive. "Oca" - when his twelve year old brother dies free-diving in the Philippines, seven year old Oca must take his place on the job. "L'enfance de l'art" - children living and playing in a war zone are touched by violence.