Film Screening: Fanon

New York African Diaspora International Film Festival Closing Night Event:

FANON

Sunday, December 14 | 7:00 PM
📍 The Forum, Teachers College, Columbia University

End the festival on a high note.
Join us for the Closing Night of the 33rd African Diaspora International Film Festival — an evening of reflection, celebration, and cinematic brilliance in Harlem.

Watch Fanon, a stirring exploration of revolutionary philosopher Frantz Fanon, whose ideas on race, liberation, and identity continue to inspire movements around the world. A visually powerful and emotionally charged tribute to one of the great thinkers of the 20th century.

This biographical drama, Fanon, from director Jean-Claude Barny (of Guadeloupean and Trinidadian origin), focuses on the transformative years of Martiniquan psychiatrist and revolutionary Frantz Fanon in 1950s Algeria.

Newly appointed to the Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital, Fanon (Alexandre Bouyer) witnesses systemic injustice, as the institutional violence inflicted on Algerian patients mirrors the brutal colonial oppression outside the hospital walls.

The film dramatizes Fanon’s radicalization as his humanistic compassion shifts into political action, leading him to support the Algerian independence movement (the FLN) while writing his seminal work, The Wretched of the Earth.

Fanon is a compelling and timely cinematic examination of decolonization, identity, and the profound, enduring mental and political wounds inflicted by the colonial project.

🎬 Screening + Filmmaker Q&A
🥂 Catered closing reception following the film
💫 Final gathering of filmmakers, artists & ADIFF community

Celebrate 33 years of global Black cinema — and toast to the next generation of storytellers.

🎟️ Tickets for all film during the festival: nyadiff.org
💵 Early booking recommended – seating is limited.

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