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Sep 11, 2011 · Publication date. 2011-09-11. Topics. Black Power, Angela Davis, Documentary, Found Footage, Politics. Language. Swedish. THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of. 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by. stories of urban unrest and revolution.
This newly discovered footage offers a penetrating examination — through the lens of Swedish filmmakers — of the Black Power movement from 1967 to 1975, and its worldwide resonance.
I SAID, "LOOK, SON, I'D LIKE TOSTRAIGHTEN YOU OUT," AND I SAID,"BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL,BUT BLACK ISN'T POWER,KNOWLEDGE IS POWER." SO YOU CAN BE BLACK AS A CROW,YOU CAN BE WHITE AS SNOWAND IF YOU DON'T KNOWAND AIN'T GOT NO DOUGH,YOU CAN'T GO,AND THAT'S FOR SHO'. THE WHITE MAN THAT LANDED HERE,HE CAME WITH TWO GREAT WEAPONS.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 is a 2011 Swedish documentary film directed by Göran Olsson, that examines the evolution of the Black Power movement in American society from 1967 to 1975 as viewed through Swedish journalists and filmmakers.
- Göran Olsson
- Corey Smyth
- Göran Olsson, Hanna Lejonqvist
- Annika Rogell
with commentary from some of today’s most influential black activists, THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE is an intimate look at the seminal Black Power movement during a turbulent American decade. The film tracks the passive beginnings of the movement for racial equality as it transforms into a more aggressive battle, leading to
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Sep 9, 2011 · The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975. Director: Goran Hugo Olsson. Genre: Documentary. Running Time: 97 minutes. Not rated; rioting, belligerence. In English and Swedish (with English subtitles)
