Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

Synopsis: Illustrates racism in the colonial and post-colonial worlds through the life of Frantz Fanon, a black intellectual who as a French citizen enlisted in fighting the Nazi regime, but his roots in Martinique meant that he was feared in post-war France. He resingned in 1956 as a psychiatrist in Algeria on becoming an outspoken critic of French policy there. The film uses a mix of archive and dramatic scenes, with an analysis by those close to Fanon personally and intellectuality. With Colin Salmon portraying Fanon.

DVD/Blue-ray features:
Stills gallery: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Mark Nash 1992, 27mins); booklet with essays by Isaac Julien, Mark Nash and cultural theorist Stuart Hall; downloadable PDF of extended essays and archive materials.
Series: Tx, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. 50 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Hire
Sale; 1998 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 16/12/95.
Subjects: Sociology
Keywords: black and Asian people; black communities; cultural influences; Fanon, Frantz

Director

Isaac Julien

Cast

Colin Salmon

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