Legacy: Two documentaries on Malcolm X and Frantz Fanon

MX Struggle for Freedom

Screened with Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work

ADIFF Program: Pan-African Legacies – Malcolm X and Fanon

This foundational 1967 documentary, directed by Jamaican poet and filmmaker Lebert Bethune, captures civil rights leader Malcolm X during the final and most pivotal phase of his political evolution.

Featuring rare and intimate interviews filmed during Malcolm X’s travels through Europe and Africa shortly before his assassination, the film interweaves his developing vision of Pan-Africanism and global solidarity with vivid scenes of African anti-colonial rebellions.

An essential historical document, it reveals Malcolm X’s shift from domestic civil rights to a broader international struggle against colonialism, underscoring the deep ideological connections between the African American movement and the global African Diaspora.

Followed by Q&A

Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work

Screened with MX: Struggle for Freedom in ADIFF Program “Pan-African Legacies: Malcolm X and Fanon”

This documentary traces the short but explosive life of Martinican psychiatrist and revolutionary thinker Frantz Fanon. Embittered by the racism he experienced serving in the French Army, Fanon moved to Algeria, where he became a dedicated spokesman for the anti-colonial liberation struggle.

The film utilizes archival footage and expert analysis to examine his groundbreaking works Black Skin, White Masksand The Wretched of the Earth, demonstrating how Fanon’s analysis of the psychopathology of colonialism profoundly influenced decolonization movements across Africa and the global Pan-African consciousness.