Game Changers: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (2019 re-release)

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Jul 30, 2019 6:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:72 min
Copyright:1995
Country Listing:UK
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Mark Nash, Isaac Julien

Description

Embark on a dreamy journey through the life and ideas of groundbreaking anti-colonial intellectual Frantz Fanon in this glorious restoration of Isaac Julien’s classic 1995 biopic. One of the first texts to lay bare the corrosive psychological effects of racism, Fanon’s Black Skin, White Mask remains a defining work of anti-colonial thought, fifty years after its English-language publication. Weaving together striking dramatic re-enactments, archival footage, and interviews with family members and scholars (including Stuart Hall), Julien crafts an inventive exploration of the Martinique-born writer's still-potent theories on identity, black alienation, and the struggle for liberation.

Promotional Partners: Canadian Association of Black JournalistsNia Centre for the Arts and Ted Rogers School of Management's Diversity Institute

Additional Information

Game Changers: Get inspired by the real-life superheroes pointing the way forward in times of profound social change.

"There is artistry in abundance in Isaac Julien's singularly ambitious portrait... He does justice to the complexity of his intriguing subject." - The Guardian