Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

70 mins | Drama, Documentary | Oct. 9, 1996

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.

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

70 mins | Drama, Documentary | Oct. 9, 1996

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Arts Council of England, BBC, Ina, Illuminations Television, Normal Films
Original title Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Directors Isaac Julien
Writers Mark Nash, Isaac Julien

Cast

Colin Salmon

as Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

as Self (Archive footage)

Amir M. Korangy

as Male Nurse

Al Nedjari

as Algerian Patient

Halima Daoud

as Woman in the Marquis

Stuart Hall

as Himself

Noirin Ni Dubhgaill

as Fanon's Companion

Rachida Rahal

as Woman in the Marquis

Ana Ramalho

as French Woman

John Wilson

as French Policeman