Excerpts from fanon are read by lauryn hill, whose narration compellingly communicates fanons ideas. With lauryn hill, kati outinen, gayatri chakravorty spivak, gaetano pagano. Documentary about africas movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the 1960s and 70s. There is, indeed, much about concerning violence that wants to suggest it concerns realworld issues such as the struggles of third world peoples to throw off the domination of colonial powers but ends up conveying more about the filmmakers selfregard and righteous feelings of solidarity with their radical forebears. Here is a film that isnt afraid to risk didacticism in order to put across its visioninspired by fanons landmark 1961 politicalphilosophical tome. A film by goran hugo olsson based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by ms. Lauryn hill narrates new documentary, concerning violence. Jan 31, 2014 concerning violence makes accessible fanons theory that the violence of colonialism must be met with greater violence to be defeated, as well as his vision and plea to reject the lust for. The allafrican student union of northern virginia community college presents a black history month film and discussion of concerning violence. From the director of the black power mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering th. Lauryn hill narrates new documentary, concerning violence xxl. Cohen informed her that he was unsure about the film s sexual content but that he knew it contained graphic violence.
Concerning violence is a completely different beast. Concerning violence is based on the essay by frantz fanon in his 1961 book the wretched of the earth french. The violence which has ruled over the ordering of the colonial world, which has ceaselessly drummed the rhythm for the destruction of native social forms and broken up without reserve the systems of reference of the economy, the customs of dress and external life, that same violence will be claimed and taken over by the native at the moment. Readers can also watch the trailer for the film, which is a tribute to and an illustration of frantz fanons the wretched of the earth spivak states that she ends this preface as fanon would end his. Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding. The lessons of the film are, to the detriment of our world, still relevant.
In concerning violence, goran hugo olsson uses archival clips, texts by the scholar frantz fanon and voiceovers by musicians to revisit anticolonialist struggles of the 20th century. In those conditions, violence by the native is the only answer to his problems. It is an encouragement to face the specter of absolute violence, from both sides of the imperial divide, and decide where we stand politically and ethically in relation to it. Concerning violence an intelligent, bracing look at the dynamics of colonial power. Streaming concerning violence en entier films sans limite et version vostfr, francais vf.
The director of concerning violence discusses his film, which explores martiniqueborn philosopher frantz fanons view that breaking free of colonial rule inevitably involves violent upheaval. Concerning violence is based on the classic book the wretched of the earth by franz fanon. Jul 21, 2014 concerning violence, the latest documentary from swedish filmmaker goran hugo olsson, has been screening to packed audiences on the film festival circuit. Film concerning violence 20 complet en version francaise a voir online en hd 720p, full hd 1080p, uh 4k gratuit illimite sans telechargement papy streaming. Frantz fanon, concerning violence, from the wretched of. American singer and actress lauryn hill served as the narrator in the englishlanguage release of the film, while finnish actress kati outinen provides narration for the original swedish release. Concerning violence makes accessible fanons theory that the violence of colonialism must be met with greater violence to be defeated, as well as his vision and plea to reject the lust for colonial power and instead embrace a more creative and humane society.
Written 50 years ago, fanons work is a major tool for understanding and illuminating present day neocolonialism and the unrest and reactions it provokes. Oct 29, 2014 gayatri chakravorty spivaks preface to the film concerning violence 20 is offered for the first time in print. Nine scenes from the antiimperialist selfdefense is both an archivedriven documentary covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the third world, as well as an exploration into the mechanisms of decolonization through text from frantz fanons the wretched of the earth. Nine scenes from the antiimperialist selfdefense, when a white settler in rhodesia says that a black servant told his female master as he washed her car that he would one day be driving it. As gayatri chakravorty spivak says in her preface to the film, the issue of colonization is a greed shared by humankind. Goran hugo olssons new documentary concerning violence examines colonialism in africa, drawing upon a wealth of archival swedish news footage and tying the film together with text from frantz fanons 1961 book the wretched of the earth. Dogwoof productions and scandinavian filmmaker goran hugo olsson present concerning violence, a sobering look at the anticolonial struggle across various african nations in the latter part of the 20 th century. Concerning absolute violence concerning violence is something other than a straightforward entreaty to revolutionary action. The new film of documentary director goran hugo olsson, concerning violence, goes back to the same swedish tv archives that nourished his 2011 nonfiction hit the black power mixtape 19671975.
Rich, disturbing, unapologetically academic, goran olssons concerning violence is a blistering manifesto, drawn from the writings of frantz fanon, which posits that the only way to take down the insidious brutality of colonialism is by meeting it with similarly brutal violence. The past year has been a prolific one for films concerning violence. While olssons focus on the fanons ideas are admirable, concerning violence does occasionally become disorienting. Mar 24, 2015 activist and author alnoor ladha interviews joslyn barnes, coproducer of goran hugo olssons film, concerning violence, which explores african liberation struggles of the 1960s and 1970s. The same exchange occurs in video violence, concerning the film blood cult. The final chapter presents a grim warning for africa and its people. You can no longer be a fellah, a pimp, or an alcoholic as before. Narrated by american singer and actress lauryn hill, the film combines archive footage with firsthand accounts to tell the story of how the african people have been affected by colonisation over the years and how they. Based on fanons watershed book the wretched of the earth, and narrated by lauryn hill, this scorching documentary chronicles a multitude of african anticolonialist movements from the 1960s to the 1980s. Relying yet again on possibly forgotten footage from swedish archives, the film has been anchored in martinican psychiatrist and anticolonial thinker frantz fanons controversial essay, concerning violence, from his 1961 book the wretched of the earth. Readers can also watch the trailer for the film, which is a tribute to and an illustration of frantz fanons the wretched of the earth spivak. A pulsing, echoing trumpet blast, repeated throughout the film, reveals concerning violence for what it is. That same europe where they are never done talking of man, writes. Fanon, film, and liberation in africa, selected takes 19651987.
Dec 05, 2014 in concerning violence, goran hugo olsson uses archival clips, texts by the scholar frantz fanon and voiceovers by musicians to revisit anticolonialist struggles of the 20th century. It is based on frantz fanons essay, concerning violence, from his 1961 book the wretched of the earth. Violence is a 1947 american drama film noir directed by jack bernhard and starring nancy coleman, michael oshea and sheldon leonard. Frantz fanon, concerning violence, from the wretched of the.
We see such desires portrayed in goran hugo olssons 2014 film concerning violence. Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding and illuminating the neocolonialism happening today, as well as the violence and. The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule. This reign of violence will be the more terrible in proportion to the size of the implantation from the mother country. The new documentary from black power mixtape director goran hugo. This is the trailer for the film concerning violence. Concerning violence is a passable documentary wherein lauryn hill does an impeccable job of intoning frantz fanons text over scenes of revolutionary struggle in the developing world, most involving portugals futile attempts to hold on to its empire, long past its sell by date. The violence of the colonial regime and the counter violence of the native balance each other and respond to each other in an extraordinary reciprocal homogeneity. Much like the black power mixtape, concerning violence provides essential exploration of the underlying tensions of race politics both historically and in the present. It is also an exploration of decolonization as expressed in frantz fanons the wretched of the earth. Concerning violence is a passable documentary wherein lauryn hill does an impeccable job of intoning frantz fanons text over scenes of revolutionary struggle in the developing world, most.
Vue cinemas bans gang violence film blue story daily mail. Concerning violence dogwoof documentary distribution. Concerning violence is an archivedriven documentary covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the developing world, as well as an exploration into the mechanisms of decolonization through text from frantz fanons the wretched of the earth. From the director of the black power mixtape 19671975 comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archival material covering the struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the late 60s and 70s, accompanied by text from frantz fanons the wretched of the earth synopsis. There is, indeed, much about concerning violence that wants to suggest it concerns realworld issues such as the struggles of third world peoples to throw off the domination of colonial powers but ends up conveying more about the filmmakers selfregard and righteous feelings. Im sure we are all really nice one on one but, white people, as a. Concerning violence narrates the events of african nationalist and independence movements in the 1960s and 1970s which challenged colonial and white minority rule. Among the powerful films coming out are katie courics documentary about gun violence. Narrated by lauryn hill, concerning violence uses archival footage to explore the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the third world. Concerning violence nine scenes from the antiimperialistic selfdefense. The wretched of the earth was finished merely month before his premature death of. As a cinematic work, concerning violence predominantly draws from european television footage of different anticolonial uprisings in africa. Nov 24, 2019 vue cinemas bans gang violence film blue story after huge 100strong machete brawl broke out during screening in birmingham and spilled into foyer forcing police to put the cinema on lockdown. Goran hugo olssons concerning violence is the first major film to grapple with the work of the influential martinican author and psychiatrist.
Concerning violence is an awardwinning documentary written and directed by. As confrontational as it is ultimately rewarding, concerning violence is a scathing. With a wealth of eyeopening archival footagedocumenting struggles in liberia, mozambique, burkina faso, and beyondconcerning violence illustrates how fanons words. Nine scenes from the antiimperialistic selfdefense. Guns, greed and the nra by brave new films into this pleasantly crowded space now comes. Spivaks role in concerning violence is to establish the films terms of. Concerning violence is a 2014 documentary film written and directed by goran olsson. She has been published in ic3 by penguin, performed at the 2012 olympic. On both levels of the film, the archival and the textual, theres much thats. Amrams recording sessions for the soundtrack were completed during four separate sessions over two days, utilizing symphony soloists, chamber music performers.
Concerning violence, a postcolonialist montage the new. The direction application of violence by the colonial power is organized and mechanized savagery. The film is also a tribute to anticolonialist writer frantz fanon, a member of the martinican elite who discovered, on travelling to france, that he was. Cohen had initially secured the use of a local access television station to edit the film over the course of two sixhour shifts. The film is an archivedriven video essay based on author frantz fanons the wretched of the earth, covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the socalled third world, as well as an. Vue cinemas bans gang violence film blue story after huge 100strong machete brawl broke out during screening in birmingham and spilled into. Concerning violence, the latest documentary from swedish. The use of fenons text and how it is supported by the images and music is remarkable. It is based on frantz fanons essay, concerning violence, from his 1961. The film contains some rough images, it can be truly tough sometimes. From the director of the black power mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering the struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the late 60s and 70s. Mar 04, 2015 concerning violence is both an archivedriven documentary covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the third world, as well as an exploration into the mechanisms of. Moreover, while the film does provide some usually scant background as it jumps from.
The woman decided to rent the film, telling cohen that as long as the film were devoid of sex, she considered it appropriate viewing for her children. Based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by ms. Gayatri chakravorty spivaks preface to the film concerning violence 20 is offered for the first time in print. Killer cops, drone wars and the crisis of democracy. Narrated by ms lauryn hill, concerning violence is a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering the struggle. It is an encouragement to face the specter of absolute violence, from both sides.
Concerning violence has successfully completed a festival circuit run and is set to open dec. The violence imposed by the colonizers, and the violence in response, by the colonized. One nation under the gun the coalition to stop gun violence. Jun 10, 2014 much like the black power mixtape, concerning violence provides essential exploration of the underlying tensions of race politics both historically and in the present. Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding and illuminating the neocolonialism.
Dec 18, 2014 concerning violence, a new documentary from goran hugo olsson, director of the black power mixtape is a bold visual narration on colonization in africa, based on newly discovered archival material covering the struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the late 60s and 70s. Here is a film that isnt afraid to risk didacticism in order to put across its vision inspired by fanons landmark 1961 politicalphilosophical tome. Violence 1,119 death 1,0 independent film 999 cult film 837 gore 834 psychotronic film 799. Concerning violence is both an archivedriven documentary covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the third world, as well as an exploration into the mechanisms of. Fanon documentary confronts fallacies about anticolonial. Set to the voice of lauryn hill reading frantz fanons anticolonialist call to arms, the wretched of the earth, this mesmerizing assemblage of rarely seen archival footage brings to light nine of the most pivotal episodes in the history of african revolution. Vue cinemas bans gang violence film blue story daily. John frankenheimer asked amram to compose the music for his new film concerning violence in the streets, and juvenile delinquency. Concerning violence makes accessible fanons theory that the violence of colonialism must be met with greater violence to be defeated, as well as his vision and plea to reject the lust for. The film is an archivedriven video essay based on author frantz fanons the wretched of the earth, covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the socalled third world, as well as an exploration into the. When the station owner found out that cohen was editing a horror film, he reneged on the agreement and only permitted cohen the use of the. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The film is structured around key passages of fanons text narrated by lauryn hill erstwhile. The film is an essayistic and aphoristic assemblage of archival footage from the 60s, 70s and 80s, opening a window onto various.
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