Frantz Fanon: Black Skin White Mask is a really great little documentary in Isaac Julien's signature style, where Fanon is played by the British actor Colin Salmon. I liked this a lot, and I learned a lot about Fanon and his life and dreams. This also puts his books in context very nicely. Appearances by Stuart Hall and Françoise Vergès make this a must see, I think.
This played at at least on Gay and Lesbian film festival, but there's no hint that Fanon was queer, and there are no queer topics here. Its presence in LGBT circles must be due only to Julien.
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