CineCarib UK (Ed. 2): Fanon (London Premiere)

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻! On 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, at 𝟮𝗽𝗺, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 presents the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 in the 𝗨𝗞. Following the 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘇𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 in early September, featuring a preview screening of 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲, for this 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 we will be bringing the feature film 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 for its 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. Don’t miss this powerful biopic about the influential anti-colonial psychiatrist, writer and activist 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘇 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻, focusing on his pivotal years in Algeria (1953-1956) and his growing involvement in the country’s struggle for independence. The screening will be introduced by 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆.

𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 𝗨𝗞 (𝗘𝗱. 𝟮): 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲)
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: 2pm
Venue: The Garden Cinema
Address: 39-41 Parker St, London
Title: 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻
Director: Jean-Claude Barny
Country: Algeria, France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium
Year: 2024
Length: 132′
Language: French and Arabic
Subtitles: English
Extra: Introduction by 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆
Extra: In honor of 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗞
More info & tickets: thegardencinema.co.uk/film/cinecarib-presents-fanon

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻
Fanon is a compelling biographical drama directed by Jean-Claude Barny, a French director of Guadeloupean and Trinidadian origin, that focuses on Fanon’s tenure at the Blida psychiatric hospital in Algeria during the 1950s. In 1953, the Martiniquan psychiatrist became the head of the hospital’s psychiatry department, where he treated both French soldiers and Algerian victims of torture and introduced innovative, patient-centered methods of psychiatric care. His progressive approach faced resistance from colleagues and the institution’s director. As the Algerian War of Independence intensified, Fanon’s commitment to decolonization led him to align with the National Liberation Front (FLN), deepening his involvement in the fight against colonial oppression.

The film’s narrative intertwines pivotal moments from Fanon’s earlier life in Martinique and France with contemporary scenes in Algeria, and ends with his untimely death from leukemia in 1961 at the age of 36 and his burial in Algeria, at a cemetery dedicated to fallen FLN fighters. His final book, The Wretched of the Earth, which he dictated from his hospital bed, was published shortly before his death and became a powerful manifesto for anti-colonial struggles around the world. Fanon, who would have become 100 last year (Fanon100), remains a key intellectual figure in the field of postcolonial studies and current decolonization debates.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
Caribbean Creativity is a Kingston- and Amsterdam-based non-profit organisation dedicated to the programming and promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema. Over the years, the organisation has organised over 350 screenings in cinemas and other venues, including numerous premieres. In 2020, Caribbean Creativity launched YardVibes, a streaming platform dedicated to independent Caribbean and African filmmaking. The platform currently features more than 100 titles, ranging from feature films and documentaries to web series and short films, with new content added monthly. This year, Caribbean Creativity launched CineCarib in the UK, a new screening series bringing contemporary Caribbean cinema to audiences in London. For more information, visit www.caribbeancreativity.nl.