Fanon at 100: Fanon (Exclusive Dutch Premiere!)
Join us on ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ, at ๐ฎ๐ญ.๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฟ๐ in ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ for the ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ of the ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ on ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป, the renowned anti-colonial psychiatrist, writer, and activist, with the emphasis on Fanon’s ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (1953-1956) and his involvement in the country’s ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. This ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด of ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป is presented by ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, and hosted in commemoration of both the ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ,ย 
) and ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ,ย 
). The screening will begin with a ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ by ๐.๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ, Ambassador of Algeria to the Netherlands, followed by an introduction to the film by postcolonial psychiatrist and activist ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด.
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐!)
Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025
Time: 21:15 hrs
Venue: Eye Filmmuseum
Address: IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam
Title: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป
Director: Jean-Claude Barny
Country: Algeriaย , Franceย , Luxembourgย , Canadaย , Belgiumย
Year: 2024
Length: 132′
Language: French and Arabic
Subtitles: English
Extra: In commemoration of the ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ) and ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ)
Extra: Welcome address by ๐.๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ, Ambassador of Algeria to the Netherlands, and introduction by ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด
Tickets:ย https://bit.ly/africadelic-fanon-100ย (๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง!)
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป
On ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ, Algeria gained its independence from France. Although Fanon did not live to witness this, since he died just a few months earlier, the date remains a powerful symbol of the anti-colonial struggle he advocated throughout his life and writings. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป (2024) 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, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต, 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 in July 2025, remains a key intellectual figure in the field of postcolonial studies and current decolonization debates.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ
This special screening takes place on July 5, a day of significant importance in the life of Frantz Fanon for two reasons. First, on July 5, Fanon became the target of an assassination attempt in Rome, where he had traveled that day for medical treatment following a car accident. Operatives from La Main Rouge, a French intelligence death squad, planted a bomb beneath a car they believed Fanon would use. Later, an armed agent stormed the hospital, forcing his way into Fanonโs original room, not to find him there. Fanon, aware of the bombing plot, had asked to be moved to a different floor for his safety (Adam Shatz, The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon, 2024). Second, July 5 marks the date when Algeria gained its independence from France in 1962, a moment Fanon had dedicated much of his life’s work toward. Although Fanon did not live to witness Algeriaโs independence, as he passed away from leukemia on December 6, 1961, the date remains a powerful symbol of the struggle he championed throughout his life and writings.
Glenn Helberg is a Dutch psychiatrist of Curaรงaoan descent, known for his commitment to cultural diversity in mental health care. For many years, he has advocated for a more inclusive approach to psychiatry that takes into account the socio-cultural backgrounds of patients, particularly those with a migration background. Helberg is also a prominent voice in public debates on postcolonial issues, racism, and the lasting impact of slavery. He calls for recognition of historical injustice and emphasizes the importance of healing, collective memory, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma. His work operates at the intersection of psychiatry, politics, and social activism.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด is a Dutch psychiatrist of Curaรงaoan descent, known for his commitment to cultural diversity in mental health care. For many years, he has advocated for a more inclusive approach to psychiatry that takes into account the socio-cultural backgrounds of patients, particularly those with a migration background. Helberg is also a prominent voice in public debates on postcolonial issues, racism, and the lasting impact of slavery. He calls for recognition of historical injustice and emphasizes the importance of healing, collective memory, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma. His work operates at the intersection of psychiatry, politics, and social activism.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ
๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ is a platform that is committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, and offers a showcase of the cultural wealth and profound influence Afrodescendants have on global culture and society. Scheduled from May 21-31, 2025, this year’s festival offers another week filled with concerts, films, and talks. At the same time, we are organizing one-off events throughout the year, including this special screening of ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป. For more information, visit www.africadelicy.com.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
Caribbean Creativity is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization that is, since 2008, committed to the programming and promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema in the Netherlands and beyond. Over the years, Caribbean Creativity has hosted over 300 screenings in Dutch cinemas and at film festivals, including numerous premieres. In 2020, they launched YardVibes, a streaming platform featuring content from independent Caribbean and African filmmakers. YardVibes currently offers over 100 titles, including feature films, web series, documentaries, and short films, with new content added monthly. For more information, visit www.caribbeancreativity.nl.
