Lauryn Hill
has lent her voice to the new documentary film Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes From the Anti-Imperialism Self-Defense,
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 Göran Olsson (Black Power Mixtape).
The film, which premiered at Sundance 2014, was inspired by Frantz Fanon‘s iconic
anti-colonial text, The
Wretched of The Earth (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.
Running
at 85 minutes, Concerning
Violence 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 Thomas
Sankara, Amílcar
Cabral, Robert
Mugabe, members of the Mozambique
Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
and the People’s
Movement For The Liberation of Angola (MPLA).
Concerning
Violence is
currently screening in UK
theaters and will be making its New York premiere on December 5th at the
IFC Film Center. Watch the trailer below.
Source:
http://www.okayafrica.com
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