Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996)
• October 9th, 1996 • 1h 10min
Documentary, Drama
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.
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