Frantz Fanon at 100

Frantz Fanon at 100

5 Episodes

Born 100 years ago this July in Martinique, the psychiatrist, political philosopher and revolutionary Frantz Fanon inspired oppressed people worldwide to fight for liberation. His radical assertion of anticolonial consciousness and call to resistance can be felt in landmark cinematic bombshells by Ousmane Sembène (BLACK GIRL), Gillo Pontecorvo (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS), and Sarah Maldoror (SAMBIZANGA), while more recent filmmakers like Isaac Julien (FRANTZ FANON: BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASK) and Göran Olsson (CONCERNING VIOLENCE) have perpetuated Fanon’s legacy through experimental documentaries that illuminate his life and ideas through powerfully evocative imagery.

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Frantz Fanon at 100

5 Episodes

  • No Fear, No Die
    1:33:16
    No Fear, No Die
    Episode 1

    No Fear, No Die

    Episode 1

    Directed by Claire Denis • 1990 • France, West Germany
    Starring Isaach De Bankolé, Alex Descas, Solveig Dommartin

    Inspired by the writings of anticolonialist philosopher Frantz Fanon, Claire Denis’s thrillingly intense second feature is a moody exploration of immigrant alienation. Two young men ...

  • Black Girl
    59:42
    Black Girl
    Episode 2

    Black Girl

    Episode 2

    Directed by Ousmane Sembène • 1966 • Senegal
    Starring M’Bissine Thérèse Diop

    Ousmane Sembène was one of the greatest and most groundbreaking filmmakers who ever lived, as well as the most renowned African director of the twentieth century—and yet his name still deserves to be better known in ...

  • The Battle of Algiers
    2:01:37
    The Battle of Algiers
    Episode 3

    The Battle of Algiers

    Episode 3

    Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo • 1966 • Algeria, Italy
    Starring Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef

    One of the most influential political films in history, THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the o...

  • Sambizanga
    1:38:30
    Sambizanga
    Episode 4

    Sambizanga

    Episode 4

    Directed by Sarah Maldoror • 1972 • Angola
    Starring Domingos de Oliveira, Elisa Andrade, Jean M’Vondo

    This revolutionary bombshell by Sarah Maldoror chronicles the awakening of Angola’s independence movement. Based on a true story, SAMBIZANGA follows a young woman as she makes her way from the o...

  • Soleil Ô
    1:44:16
    Soleil Ô
    Episode 5

    Soleil Ô

    Episode 5

    Directed by Med Hondo • 1970 • France, Mauritania
    Starring Robert Liensol, Théo Légitimus, Gabriel Glissand

    A furious howl of resistance against racist oppression, the debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, stylistically explosive attack on Western capitalism and the lega...

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