Abdenour Zahzah, 2024, Drama, 90 min. In French and Arabic with English Subtitles
Screening followed by a Q&A with Director Abdenour Zahzah, Madeleine Dobie, and Camille Robcis
Set in 1953 at a psychiatric clinic in Blida, Algeria, the film follows Frantz Fanon as he is appointed head doctor. A student of Francesc Tosquelles, Fanon challenges the inhumane, racist, colonial psychiatry of the clinic and replaces them with methods that allow patients to reclaim their individual identities and sense of agency and break down established barriers between doctors and patients, and between Christians and Muslims. Watch the trailer here.
Abdenour Zahzah is an Algerian screenwriter, director and producer.
Madeleine Dobie is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
Camille Robcis is Professor of French and History at Columbia University.
This screening is part of CINEMA/CARE. Maison Francaise Film Festival Fall 2024. Produced and presented by the Columbia Maison Française and curated by Fanny Guex, and Shanny Peer, and Eva Martin. With additional support for the festival is provided by Villa Albertine, Institute of Comparative Literature and Society, Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, Institute of African Studies, Alliance Program, School of Social Work, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, and the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities
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LOCATION: Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, Lenfest Center
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