“…the first Black woman to direct a film for a major Hollywood studio, was introduced by Viola Davis and praised by Ava DuVernay. She addressed a film industry that had finally accepted that, as she put it: ‘Black and female is bankable.’”
—Lois Beckett for The Guardian

“‘With my camera I don’t shoot, I heal’: director Euzhan Palcy receives honorary Oscar”

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/nov/20/oscar-honorary-euzhan-palcy-michael-j-fox-peter-weir-diane-warren-academy?CMP=share_btn_tw

‘With my camera I don’t shoot, I heal’: director Euzhan Palcy receives honorary Oscar

A Dry White Season director takes lifetime achievement award, alongside Michael J Fox, Witness director Peter Weir, and songwriter Diane Warren

The Guardian