FANON
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In 1953, Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, took over as head of the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. Confronted with institutional racism and the colonial system, he revolutionized medical practice and joined the struggle for independence. A major figure of anti-colonialism, he left a lasting mark through his writings. In this feature film, director Jean-Claude Barny revisits these decisive years (1953–1956) and paints a portrait of the author of THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH and BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASKS. On the centenary of his birth, FANON highlights the enduring relevance of his fight.
Cooperation: Institut Français
FANON Direction: Jean-Claude Barny, DCP, OmeU, 130 min
Guests
Jean-Claude Barny is a Franco-Caribbean director. His cinematic spectrum ranges between European auteur cinema and the US entertainment industry.
After meeting the young guard of French cinema with his first short film in 1994, he was given the casting for the film LA HAINE. He later learned his craft from Jacques Audiard and shot clips about the young urban Franco-Caribbean scene, which achieved cult status. In 2005, he made his first feature film NEG MARON, which was a great success. This was followed by a series about slavery in the Antilles and a television film about Martinique during the Second World War. His film LE GANG DES ANTILLAIS is based on true events and won awards at several festivals.
Prof Dr Natasha A. Kelly, born in 1973, is a visiting professor at the Berlin University of the Arts, author and editor, curator and visual artist. She works at the interface between science and art and questions Eurocentric concepts of knowledge, power and the body from a Black feminist, decolonial perspective. Her central concern is to strengthen Black perspectives in science and art; she is currently playing a leading role in the founding of an independent institute for Black German art, culture and its sciences. At this year's Africa Film Festival Cologne, she is offering dialogue workshops for young people.
Zaphena Kelly (B.Sc.) is a psychologist, media practitioner and Afrofuturist in Berlin. She combines theory and creative practice and researches language, social cognition and Black women’s identity. She is co-author of the foreword to a portrait of Frantz Fanon by his companion Alice Cherki, which integrates embodied knowledge, memory and pluriversal methods