MarseilleS-GoFundme
Viviane Candas is a film and documentary maker, screenwriter, and novelist.
Some of her work include, L'Estaque" (1995), "Les Baigneuses" (2003), "Le voile brûlé" (2013), "Algérie du possible" (2016), MarseilleS (1986, 2018).
12/01/2022
Dear FB friends: My name is Viviane Candas. I am a French film maker and screenwriter. My parents were at the forefront of the decolonizing movement in Algeria and the subsequent war for liberation (1954-1962). Following their example, I joined the anti-racist and feminist movements in the 1970's in the city of Marseille, France. My two latest film projects, "Algérie du possible" (2016), "MarseilleS" (1986, 2018), deal with understanding the Algerian War and its aftermath for both Algeria and France. Due to the current sociopolitical climate in France, where the teaching and documenting of race and racism is almost prohibited by the government, it is very hard to obtain funding to finish the documentary, "MarseilleS". I am asking you for your help. Please consider donating any amount.
Gofundme: https://gofund.me/bf94cc60
To watch excerpts of the documentary "MarseilleS" (1986, 2018), please click below.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJIwlkOIpowYW46pjBRSUA
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Convinced of the importance of documenting the struggles of Algerian immigrants in France and the rise of far-right parties like the Le front national (The National Front), Viviane Candas started to film in Marseille in 1986. In particular, Viviane centered on her friend Fatima and her family. The documentary has key moments such as, a discussion at an anti-racist radio station in Marseille and a meeting for lunch between Fatima and members of Le front national.
In 2018, Viviane filmed a follow-up to the 1986 documentary MarseilleS where she reunited with the sons of Fatima. They discussed with her the aftermath of the Algerian war, the ratonnades (racially motivated attacks) of 1973, the march of the Beurs (march of equality and against racism) of 1983, the current challenges immigrants face in France, and the place of Islam in their lives despite Islamist terrorism. The documentary MarseilleS reinforces the notion that in France, far-right ideology has not diminished but, instead has become the dominant discourse in society. And in 2021, Viviane Candas filmed a conclusion to her documentary using a discussion table with students from Penn State University – The Behrend College, and with students from two French Universities (Paris 8 and Aix-Marseille). She also reunited with Aissaya Quinio who was interviewed in 1986 as a young girl finishing High School. Quinio later become a psychiatrist.
12/01/2022
12/01/2022