Screening of 'Sugar Cane Alley' (1983) + Q&A with Euzhan Palcy

As part of the third edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the screening of multi-award-winning Rue Cases-Nègres (English: Sugar Cane Alley) (1983) by filmmaker and Honorary Oscar awardee Euzhan Palcy who will be in attendance for a masterclass and Q&A with the audience.

Practical information:
Open to everyone upon registration. In Creole and French with English subtitles, the screening will start at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, and will last approximately 103 minutes. Doors open at 6:15 PM.

Synopsis:
In the French colony of Martinique in the 1930s, rambunctious teenager Jose (Garry Cadenat) lives in a rundown shack in a small farm village with his doting grandmother, M’Man Tine (Darling Legitimus). While studying diligently at the local school, Jose also learns at the side of wise village elder Medouze (Douta Seck), who tells him first-hand of the lives of African slaves. When Jose wins a scholarship to a prestigious high school in the capital, he brings the wisdom of the village with him.

Host or Publisher Princeton French and Francophone Society