Hors d'oeuvre #7 The true chronicles of the last century at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital, when Dr Frantz Fanon was head of the fifth ward between 1953 and 1956

18:30 doors
19:00 screening
20:20 break
20:30 aftertalk
21:30 informal hangout with snacks and drinks
22:30 bar closes

+ vegan snacks included

film

The true chronicles of the last century at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital, when Dr Frantz Fanon was head of the fifth ward between 1953 and 1956
2024, 90min, FR/DZ, ST EN

Fanon, a young black psychiatrist, is appointed chief physician at Blida-Joinville Hospital. He puts ‘institutional psychotherapy’ into practice, in opposition to the racist theories of the Algiers school of psychiatry, when war breaks out in his own departments. By revisiting the years Frantz Fanon spent at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital, Abdenour Zahzah's film sheds light on the origins of the anti-colonial commitment of the author of Black Skin, White Masks.

A film by Abdenour Zahzah.

aftertalk

In discussion with two members of L'Autre ‘lieu’– R.A.P.A. (Research-Action on Psychiatry and Alternatives). Founded in 1980 on the values of the International Network for Alternatives to Psychiatry, the association functions as a place of passage, intrusion and circulation where people interested in or affected by mental health issues meet on a daily basis.
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about

Hors-d'oeuvre is a series by nadjim bigou-fathi and soto labor through which they wish to share films they have come across during their artistic research. These screenings will lead to an open discussion between speakers and members of the public. This invitation aims to reflect collectively on issues such as managing our narratives, the conditions under which they are produced and the power relationships they imply.

NADJIM BIGOU-FATHI (1990, FR) is a designer, visual artist and performer. He is interested in the emergence of boundaries – from walls to words – and the normative, territorial or authoritarian dynamics that underpin them. Through curatorial, sculptural and performance projects, he examines situations of expectation and anticipation, questioning the power relations between participants.
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SOTO LABOR (1993, FR) is a poet, visual artist and performer. Strongly influenced by hip-hop as a means of empowerment, he explores different forms of narrative and performance, while examining the conditions under which discourse is exercised. He produces short stories, fables, poems and rap lyrics as critical tools.
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soto & nadjim were part of the Beursschouwburg associated artists from 2022 to 2024.