Concerning violence narrates the events of african nationalist and independence movements in the 1960s and 1970s which challenged colonial and white. Dec 05, 2014 in concerning violence, goran hugo olsson uses archival clips, texts by the scholar frantz fanon and voiceovers by musicians to revisit anticolonialist struggles of the 20th century. From the director of the black power mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering th. Browse a wide selection of documentaries films and your downloads will be instantly accessible. Concerning violence is a 2014 documentary film written and directed by goran olsson. Jul 12, 2014 concerning violence, the new lauryn hillnarrated documentary on colonialism and the impact of exploitation around the world, is shared with the trailer and explanation from director, goran olsson. Nov 29, 2014 concerning violence is a documentary that deals with the struggle for independence of former colonies how can they free themselves from the yoke of oppression. 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.
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Kink takes an intimate look inside kink studios in san francisco. Written 50 years ago, fanons work is a major tool for understanding and illuminating present day neocolonialism and the unrest and reactions it provokes. A film by goran hugo olsson based on frantz fanons the wretched of the earth narrated by ms. Swedish filmmaker goran hugo olsson is a true talent at turning archival footage into thoughtprovoking pertinent films, as in the 2011 sundance hit the black power mixtape 19671975. Freedom riders is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed america forever. Concerning violence lauryn hill narrated colonialism. The decolonization of africa serves as the plot and purpose of the film. The director of concerning violence discusses his film, which explores martiniqueborn philosopher frantz fanons view that breaking free of colonial rule inevitably involves violent upheaval 2. 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.
With lauryn hill, kati outinen, gayatri chakravorty spivak, gaetano pagano. Narrated by ms lauryn hill, concerning violence is a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering the struggle. Known for adult video production of taboo and bdsm scenes, kink is an a leader in the adult industry with a dynamic team behind productions that often blur the line between pleasure and pain. This visually sobering documentary outlines africas long struggle against colonial domination and the continents continued exploitation. The documentary builds on newly discovered and powerful archive footage of some of the most audacious moments in the struggle for liberation. Richard hofstadter was an american public intellectual, historian and dewitt clinton professor of american history at columbia university. A documentary following men and women whove suffered violence but aspire to change the world. Aug, 2014 best known for the black power mixtape, goran olssons latest documentary, concerning violence, is a fresh exploration of familiar themes. Ceasefires usayd younis caught up with olsson and his producer, tobias janson, at sheffields annual documentary festival docfest, where the film received a standing ovation. 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.
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A beautiful photographic exploration of the revolutionary movements in africa in the sixties and seventies. Is concerning violence 2014 on netflix united kingdom. Based on frantz fanons the wretched of the concerning violence 20 on vimeo. Concerning violence is a bold and fresh visual narrative from africa based on newly discovered archive. Fanons landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding and illuminating the neocolonialism. The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule. Dec 16, 2014 concerning violence official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd from the director of the black power mixtape 19671975 comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered. This places the film in that cinematic discourse best represented by the masterworks of chris marker. Concerning violence is a 2014 film directed by swedish director goran olsson. This is a documentary that takes an intimate look at how tbi and post traumatic stress affect the lives of soldiers who have served and the families who struggle alongside them.
Gayatri chakravorty spivaks preface to the film concerning violence 20 is offered for the first time in print. Concerning violence official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd from the director of the black power mixtape 19671975 comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered. Concerning violence is based on the classic book the wretched of the earth by franz fanon. In the course of his career, hofstadter became the iconic historian of postwar liberal consensus whom twentyfirst century scholars continue consulting, because his intellectually engaging books and essays continue to illuminate contemporary history. 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. This event is free and open to the public, however registration is requested.
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The film had its us premiere on october 10, 2014, at the new york film festival and its uk premiere on october 17, 2014, at the bfi london film festival. Concerning violence, a postcolonialist montage the new. Historical, documentary, culture, sundance film festival. The documentaries and video materials complied in this category are looking into the above mentioned issues. Nov 12, 2014 concerning violence sweden denmarkfinlandus 2014 the leeds international festival catalogue describes this as an essay film, rather than a documentary. American singer and actress lauryn hill served as the narrator in the englishlanguage release of the film, while finnish actress kati outinen provides. Documentary from the director of the black power mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on africa, based on newly discovered archive material covering the struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the late 60s and 70s, accompanied by text from frantz fanons the wretched of the earth.
Lauryn hill, the film is based on frantz fanons seminal anticolonial text the wretched of the earth, and is an exploration of the forces of repression and colonialism in africa. 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. Concerning violence official trailer 1 2014 documentary. 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. Steven greer interviews witnesses and presents classified documents concerning the existence of extraterrestrials. 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. Inside the california institution for women, the first inmate initiated and led group in u. Oct 29, 2014 gayatri chakravorty spivaks preface to the film concerning violence 20 is offered for the first time in print. Concerning violence by goran olsson overdrive rakuten. Known for bamako 2008, the black power mixtape 19671975 2011, cemetery of splendour 2015, white sun 2016, zama 2017, strong island 2017 for which she received an emmy award for exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking and an academy award for best documentary feature nomination, and hale county this morning, this evening 2018 for. Convicted women against abuse cwaa was created in 1989 to help women inside prison break the silence about abuse and learn more about what they needed to do to help others stop the.
It is based on frantz fanons essay, concerning violence, from his 1961 book the wretched of the earth. Concerning violence narrates the events of african nationalist and independence movements in the 1960s and 1970s which challenged colonial and white minority rule. 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 decolonisation through text from frantz fanons the wretched of the earth. Concerning violence is a documentary that deals with the struggle for independence of former colonies how can they free themselves from the yoke of oppression. Watch concerning violence 2014 on netflix in the united kingdom. Its a documentary about the struggles of african countries from colonial rule in the 1960s and 1970s. Over 60k people are following the documentary network.
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