Our neocolonial presents relay a time of coloniality shared by foreign and local powers,  where overthrowing a regime is not sufficient to break the shackles that bind. 

Part two of BFMAF Focus Strand, Ways of Seeing Fanon.

Bon Voyage Sim

This charming 1966 animation follows Sim, a frog politician and president of “Toad Republic” who revels in the joys of traveling during a triumphant presidential tour. However, when he returns home from neighbouring countries​ to find a usurper on his throne it’s not long before he finds himself tossed into the drink!​​ 

Dir. Moustapha Alassane | Niger | 1966 | 5 | French with English subtitles 

The Terror and the Time

The terror is British colonialism in Guyana; the time is 1953, the year of the first elections under a provisional democratic constitution. Stylised scenes photographed throughout Georgetown accompany the poetry of Martin Carter to convey the demand for political reform against poverty, repression and silence. The film unfolds against an international backdrop of the 50s: the growth of foreign economic and military interests in the Caribbean basin, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, the Mau Mau revolts in Kenya, the Cold War, and the U.S.’ covert wars against Cuba, Malaysia, Vietnam, Iran and Nigeria. ~ Courtisane 

 Dir. Victor Jara Collective | Guyana | 1979 | 73’ | English Subtitles