Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
1996 · 1h 10m · N/A
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Isaac Julien
Overview
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria and throughout the world.
Director and cast
- Isaac Julien Director
- Colin Salmon as Frantz Fanon
- Frantz Fanon as Self (Archive footage)
- Mohammed Harbi as Self
- Françoise Vergès as Herself
- Amir M. Korangy as Male Nurse
- Al Nedjari as Algerian Patient
- Joey Attawia Cast
- Stuart Hall as Himself
- Halima Daoud as Woman in the Marquis
- Noirin Ni Dubhgaill as Fanon's Companion
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