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BNH recommends a brand new provocative documentary.
THE BLACK POWER MIX TAPE 1967-1975 (by Göran Olsson): at the end of the 1960s, numerous Swedish journalists came to the US, drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Filming for close to a decade, they gained the trust of many of the leaders of the black power movement—Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them—capturing them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews.
Thirty years later, this lush collection of 16mm film, peppered with footage of Black Panther activities and B-roll images of black America, was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Olsson brings this mesmerizing footage to light and, integrating audio interviews with prominent African-American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle—from Erykah Badu to Harry Belafonte—crafts a dynamic chronicle of the birth and life of a movement.
Co-produced by longtime activist and actor Danny Glover, this irresistible audiovisual collage combines a treasure trove of recently rediscovered footage of the 1967–75 black power movement with penetrating commentary by leading contemporary African-American voices, all set to an evocative soundtrack by Questlove of the Roots and Om’Mas. A Best Editing prize-winner at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 also screened at the New Directors/New Films festival.
It will opens theatrically this weekend. BNH says: Important for all Americans to see this film!