Narrated by Lauryn Hill.
....From the makers of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975.....

Concerning Violence, directed by Göran Olsson, USA,/Sweden 2014, 89 min, is 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.
Concerning Violence is both an archive-driven documentary covering the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the then so called "Third World", as well as an exploration into the mechanisms of decolonization through text from Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth. Fanon's landmark book, written over 50 years ago, is still a major tool for understanding and illuminating the neocolonialism happening today, as well as the violence and reactions against it.

"I do not think it is premature to call Concerning Violence the documentary of the year" 5 - Grolsch Film Works

"Olsson's utilisation of Fanon's text is sharp and perceptive" 5 - CineVue

"sobering, important and expertly curated documentary" 4 - The List

"a passionate call to arms" 4 - Time Out

'Concerning Violence' Is a New Meditation on Africa's Struggle for Freedom - Vice

Fanon documentary confronts fallacies about anti-colonial philosopher - The Guardian

Film of the Week - Sight & Sound Magazine

Director Goran Hugo Olsson draws parallels between African resistance in the 60s and the Ferguson riots today. - iD

VENUE / LIEU
Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
118 Robert Mugabe Avenue PO BOX 11622, Windhoek

Programmer: Hans-Christian Mahnke