UW Cinematheque - LACIS Film Series 2026
Sugar Cane Alley | Martinique, France | 1983 | DCP | 103 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Euzhan Palcy
Event Details
Date
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Darling Legitimus, Garry Cadenat, Routa Seck.
In 1931 French-colonized Martinique, eleven-year-old José is lovingly raised by a grandmother who is determined to secure a better life for the boy beyond the brutal confines of the sugar plantation. As José confronts poverty, racism, and the lingering wounds of slavery, he discovers education as a path to freedom.
In 1931 French-colonized Martinique, eleven-year-old José is lovingly raised by a grandmother who is determined to secure a better life for the boy beyond the brutal confines of the sugar plantation. As José confronts poverty, racism, and the lingering wounds of slavery, he discovers education as a path to freedom.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, February 28, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.