The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Cinema that chronicles the Black liberation movement of the 1970s, in the wake of the civil rights movement, provides a fertile ground for expression. Wildly creative in form, the films in this program never lose sight of the social significance of their subject matter. A few titles from before and after that period complete the picture. Guest programmer: eunice bélidor.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in the black community and Diaspora from 1967 to 1975. The film combines music, startling 16mm footage (lying undiscovered in the cellar of Swedish Television for 30 years), and contemporary audio interviews from leading African American artists, activists, musicians and scholars.
Göran Hugo Olsson
Göran Hugo Olsson is a Swedish filmmaker, screenwirter and producer. Since the end of the 1980s, he travelled the world to direct films for Swedish television and cinema. In 2011, he directed the documentary film The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 on the evolution of the Black Power movement in the United States during that period. The film’s music was composed by Questlove and Om’mas Keith. It was notably screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. More recently, his documentary film Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 premiered out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
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