Fanon (Special Screening and Dialogue)
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ย Join us for an evening of ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ & ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐, ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, as part of the ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น.
On ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ฏ, at ๐ญ๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฟ๐, the ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, in collaboration with ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ, will host a ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด of Jean-Claude Flamand-Barny’s ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป (2024) in the ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ in ๐จ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐. The event will open with a musical performance by ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ, followed by a ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ with invited speakers
from psychiatry, psychology and social movements. Drawing on the life and work of ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป, they will explore how colonial histories continue to shape knowledge institutions and mental health care today. 
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด + ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป
Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
Time: 18:30 hrs (doors open 18:00 hrs)
Venue: Louis Hartlooper Complex
Address: Tolsteegbrug 1, Utrecht
Title: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป
Director: Jean-Claude Barny
Country: Algeria, France, Luxembourg, Canada, Belgium
Year: 2024
Length: 132′
Language: French and Arabic
Subtitles: English
Extra: Musical opening by ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ and a dialogue among invited speakers about psychiatry, mental health and colonial history
Extra: Presented by ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ธ (Peopleโs Health Movement), ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
Extra: This event is part of the ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
Extra: Tickets are โฌ5. Should this be a barrier, please contact [email protected] for a possible free ticket.
More info & tickets:ย https://hub.kcgh.nl/…/film-dialogue-fanon-2024…
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป
Fanon (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, 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 in July 2025, remains a key intellectual figure in the field of postcolonial studies and current decolonization debates.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ
After the screening, invited speakers from psychiatry, psychology and social movements will discuss Fanon’s legacy and the relationship between colonial history, knowledge institutions and mental health today. This Special Screening & Dialogue will take place after the symposium Colonial past of Dutch medical (knowledge) institutions and brings together people from different backgrounds – from academics and healthcare professionals to students and members of civil society organisations – for a conversation on the relationship between medicine, power and social justice.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ
Africadelic 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 20-27, 2026, this year’s festival offers another week filled with concerts, films, and talks. At the same time, they are organizing one-off events throughout the year, including this special screening of Fanon. For more information, visitย www.africadelic.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, visitย www.caribbeancreativity.nl.
