When she was 14 years old, Euzhan Palcy made her first movie by creating a shadow-play device--a derivative of the hand shadows that children cast on walls. She cut out figures from a roll of paper then shone a light through the cutouts, creating shadows, which told the story. That childhood dream of becoming a filmmaker has taken Palcy from Martinique to Paris to Hollywood. By age 22, she had become one of the most influential filmmakers in the world.
Her achievements have been stellar. Critics at The Black Scholar, The New York Times and The Washington Post have showered her with accolades. "Mesmerizing," "gifted," "captivating," "marvelous," "splendid," "miracle ...