The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
NEW DOCS Thematic One Foot in the Archives (Without Narration) Curated by Rick Prelinger
From 1967 to 1975 Swedish journalists recorded the Black Power movement as it was happening, bringing their own outsider perspective to that pivotal time in America. This recently discovered 16mm footage, collated by filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson into a vibrant 70s-style mixtape, allows us to see black America—and such iconic figures as Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver—in the heat of the times, unfiltered by the standard American media spin. This rich document intersperses commentary by present-day cultural icons and artists Cornel West, Robin D. G. Kelley, Harry Belafonte, Sonia Sanchez, Erykah Badu, Questlove, and Talib Kweli, all of whom have been inspired by and have participated in the movement. DS
Director
Göran Hugo Olsson
Producer
Annika Rogell
Executive Producer
Tobias Janson
Editors
Hanna Lejonqvist SFK, Göran Hugo Olsson
Release Year
2011
Festival Year
2011
Country
Sweden, United States
Run Time
96 minutes