Lauryn Hill Narrates Frantz Fanon-Inspired Documentary On Anti-Imperialism, 'Concerning Violence'
Lauryn Hill narrates Göran Olsson's 'Concerning Violence,' a new Frantz Fanon-inspired documentary on African anti-colonial movements.
<p><em>Photo: © Lennart Malmer</em></p><p><a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/tag/lauryn-hill" target="_blank"><strong>Lauryn Hill</strong></a> has lent her voice to the new documentary film <a href="https://www.facebook.com/concerningviolence" target="_blank"><em>Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes From the Anti-Imperialism Self-Defense</em></a>, which covers pivotal moments in the liberation struggles of several African countries from colonial rule during the 1960s and 70s. The project is the latest from Swedish documentary filmmaker <strong><a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/okp-interview-goran-olsson-black-power-mixtape.html" target="_blank">Göran Olsson</a></strong> (<a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/news/black-power-mixtape-trailer-scored-by-questlove-ommas.html" target="_blank"><em>Black Power Mixtape</em></a>). The film, which <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/film/sundance-2014-okayplayer-most-exciting-movies/" target="_blank">premiered at Sundance 2014</a>, was inspired by <strong>Frantz Fanon</strong>'s iconic anti-colonial text, <em>The Wretched of The Earth</em> (the film takes its name from the first chapter of the book) and uses the revolutionary Martinician philosopher's words as a framework for identifying and understanding modes of neocolonialism still taking place in Africa today.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Running at 85 minutes, <em>Concerning Violence</em> pairs newly discovered 16mm footage of decolonization movements captured by Swedish journalists in Africa over a twenty year period with selections from Fanon's magnum opus narrated by Ms. Hill to illuminate the long-lasting effects of colonial violence and imperialism. The films archival pictures, videos and interviews culled from Swedish public television reels feature appearances by <strong>Thomas Sankara</strong>, <strong>Amílcar Cabral</strong>, <strong>Robert Mugabe</strong>, members of the <strong>Mozambique Liberation Front</strong> (<strong>FRELIMO</strong>) and the <strong>People's Movement For The Liberation of Angola</strong> (<strong>MPLA</strong>).</p><p><em>Concerning Violence</em> is currently screening in <a href="http://dogwoof.com/concerningviolence/screenings" target="_blank">UK theaters</a> and will be making its New York premiere on December 5th at the IFC Film Center. Watch the trailer below.</p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="da6a78902703b93cc64a26a32fd06b1b"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLmYWL4TIEc?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/concerning-violence-2.jpg"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDM5MTc0NS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODQyMzY3NH0.SLVs6BKpalpxrkY7vTDt0DDwh7uEveYcXQzTrU-Kd60/img.jpg?width=980" id="6d230" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="012e6eb070a43247d983b2c0cd9cbb13" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/concerning-violence-3.jpg"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDM5MTc0OC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MjI4MzkyNH0.qLVgj1fro4JJC33ryAKgFk2BDPATo1xqnbzbYv6MtvE/img.jpg?width=980" id="f0e17" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="05988ed01ecc4baabe50d9fe3fbfbb81" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></a></p>
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