The importance of science fiction films, and film in general, cannot be. Concerning violence is a 2014 film directed by swedish director goran olsson. It is also an exploration of decolonization as expressed in frantz fanons the wretched of the earth. It is based on frantz fanons essay, concerning violence, from his 1961 book the wretched of the earth. Concerning violence opensdecember 5th at the ifc film center in new york. Concerning violence, a postcolonialist montage the new. This reign of violence will be the more terrible in proportion to the size of the implantation from the mother country. The use of fenons text and how it is supported by the images and music is remarkable. Concerning violence narrates the events of african nationalist and independence movements in the 1960s and 1970s which challenged colonial and white minority rule. The violence imposed by the colonizers, and the violence in response, by the colonized. Defense 2014 an unusual documentary, which, formally and thematically.
The film is structured around key passages of fanons text narrated by lauryn hill erstwhile leadsinger of the fugees that frame different episodes of postcolonial mostly violent encounters between the colonizers and the colonized. Concerning violence dogwoof documentary distribution. I have a great feeling that wonderful things are to come with violence. Video archive for the film concerning violence, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014. 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. Concerning violence nine scenes from the antiimperialistic selfdefense. 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. It is a subtly grim reminder that those formerly oppressed, once in power, too often create a new elite and in turn oppress. 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 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. Narrated by lauryn hill, concerning violence uses archival footage to explore the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the third world. This sobering, important and expertly curated documentary details africas hardfought liberation from colonial rule in the 60s and 70s. On both levels of the film, the archival and the textual, theres much thats.
Concerning violence 2014 daring moments take place in a struggle for liberation from colonial rule. Copies of full text items generally can be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to. Berlinale lines up 10 world premieres for panorama. It is based on frantz fanons essay, concerning violence, from his 1961. Nisvs 2010 summary report sexual violence by any perpetrator nearly 1 in 5 women 18. 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. Concerning violence 2014 greek subtitles, greek subs.
Lauryn hill narrates new documentary, concerning violence. Dec 05, 2014 concerning violence recruits lauryn hill as its voice of authority, intoning fanons words while they are also blared in large letters across the screen to accompany records of colonial. Fanon documentary confronts fallacies about anticolonial. 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. 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. 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. Now streaming on netflix concerning violence visualizes frantz fanons wretched of the earth 15 december 2015. The film is a bleak but real portrait of an era, though. Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding. The violence of the colonial regime and the counterviolence of the native balance each other and respond to each other in an extraordinary reciprocal homogeneity. Less conventional definitions are also used, such as the world health organizations definition of violence as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in. 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.
Watch the trailer for a lauryn hillnarrated documentary. Written 50 years ago, fanons work is a major tool for understanding and illuminating present day neocolonialism and the unrest and reactions it provokes. London the berlin film festival has completed the lineup for the panorama dokumente section, which is devoted to documentaries. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The decolonization of africa serves as the plot and purpose of the film. Based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by. With a wealth of eyeopening archival footagedocumenting struggles in liberia, mozambique, burkina faso, and beyondconcerning violence illustrates how fanons words anticipated a wave of rebellion. A film by goran hugo olsson based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by ms.
He realized, when he came from the island of martinique to the mainland of france in europe. 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. Concerning violence has successfully completed a festival circuit run and is set to open dec. Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Concerning violence also features interviews with the likes of mugabe and other african leaders of illrepute, during the height of indigenous military resistance. 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. The film is structured around key passages of fanons text narrated by lauryn hill erstwhile leadsinger of the fugees that. Less conventional definitions are also used, such as the world health organizations definition of violence as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high. Frantz fanon was born on the caribbean island of martinique in 1925, and grew up a gentleman of the french empire. With a wealth of eyeopening archival footagedocumenting struggles in liberia, mozambique, burkina faso, and. 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.
Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding and illuminating the. 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. This sobering, important and expertly curated documentary. Im loking forward to seeing the final production when it is wrapped in early january 2016. It was released in the uk on 28 november 2014 and in the united states on 5 december 2014. 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. Dec 18, 2014 friday, december 5 thursday, december 18, 2014. Jan 17, 2014 video archive for the film concerning violence, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014. Concerning violence recruits lauryn hill as its voice of authority, intoning fanons words while they are also blared in large letters across the. 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. The wretched of the earth was finished merely month before his premature death of leukemia at age 36. Berlinale lines up 10 world premieres for panorama dokumente. 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. Mar 15, 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 colonial power and instead embrace a more creative and humane society.
Lauryn hill narrates new documentary, concerning violence xxl. The new film of documentary director goran hugo olsson, concerning violence, goes back to the same swedish tv archives that nourished his 2011. The allafrican student union of northern virginia community college presents a black history month film and discussion of concerning violence. Oct 29, 2014 gayatri chakravorty spivaks preface to the film concerning violence 20 is offered for the first time in print. Sixteen films have been selected, including 10 world premieres.
Nine scenes from the antiimperialistic selfdefense, suggests, its divided into nine chapters. As confrontational as it is ultimately rewarding, concerning violence is a scathing. Concerning violence is a 2014 documentary film written and directed by goran olsson. Based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by ms. 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. Frantz fanon, concerning violence, from the wretched of. However, women of african descent are disproportionately affected with 43. Excerpts from fanon are read by lauryn hill, whose narration compellingly communicates fanons ideas. 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.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. I saw the film recently at the sundance film festival. Documentary about africas movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the 1960s and 70s. 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. Sexual assault statistics national sexual violence. Concerning violence is based on the classic book the wretched of the earth by franz fanon. Intimate partner violence against women ipv continues to be a significant public health problem with adverse health consequences for women in the united states us of all backgrounds. Concerning violence, the latest documentary from swedish. Its a documentary about the struggles of african countries from colonial rule in the 1960s and 1970s. Killer cops, drone wars and the crisis of democracy. Published materials concerning science fiction film also are used to better understand and analyze the topics, thus producing an indepth study of how class, gender, and violence are portrayed in contemporary science fiction film. This is the trailer for the film concerning violence.
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. A pulsing, echoing trumpet blast, repeated throughout the film, reveals concerning violence for what it is. 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. The film contains some rough images, it can be truly tough sometimes. In the end, though, concerning violence transcends such political. Nine scenes from the antiimperialistic selfdefense. The latest example of this phenomenon, goran hugo olssons concerning violence, begins, amazingly, with a static 10minute lecture from an academic who tells us, in the most turgid and jargonclogged terms, of the importance of what we are about to see. Concerning violence an intelligent, bracing look at the dynamics of colonial power. Colonialism, africa, fanon, concerning violence, documentary film. 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. The use of fenons text and how it is supported by the images and.
Spivaks role in concerning violence is to establish the films terms of engagement, with both fanons work and the. Browse through all our coverage of the 2014 sundance film festival by clicking here. Jan 22, 2014 london the berlin film festival has completed the lineup for the panorama dokumente section, which is devoted to documentaries. Concerning violence is based on the essay by frantz fanon in his 1961 book the wretched of the earth french.
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