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#16: Frantz Fanon at 100 – Third Cinema, the Self, and the World
In this episode of film.macht.kritisch., I pay tribute to Frantz Fanon (1925–1961)—psychiatrist, anticolonial writer, and revolutionary thinker—on the occasion of his 100th birthday. I explore how his thought continues to echo in cinema, especially in the tradition of Third Cinema, and invite you to consider how films can not just represent but intervene.
Themes of this episode include:
A concise overview of Fanon’s life and core texts (Black Skin, White Masks; The Wretched of the Earth)
A clear unpacking of Third Cinema and its call for film as cine-acto—a political gesture that compels us…
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