Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
1996•1h 10m•7.2•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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
Isaac Julien
Writer
Mark Nash, Isaac Julien
Languages
French, English, Arabic
Studio
Illuminations Television
Cast
Colin Salmon
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon
Self (Archive footage)
Mohammed Harbi
Self
Françoise Vergès
Herself
Amir M. Korangy
Male Nurse
Al Nedjari
Algerian Patient
Joey Attawia
Stuart Hall
Himself
Halima Daoud
Woman in the Marquis
Noirin Ni Dubhgaill
Fanon's Companion
Rachida Rahal
Woman in the Marquis
Ana Ramalho
French Woman
John Wilson
French Policeman
Lavanne Carlos
Suzanne Carney
Production
Company
Illuminations Television
Company
Normal Films
Company
Arts Council of England
Company
BBC
Company
INA
Producer
Mark Nash
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