The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Released Sep 9, 2011

1 hr. 40 min.

Documentary

History

Drama

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Swedish journalists document the black power movement in America.

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Fantastic time capsule. Must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/20

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Beautifully done. If you are wondering how the US is in the state in which it finds itself, this kind of perspective shows how fundamental the issue of race divide has been for a long long time (and this is just one time period snapshot).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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(3.5/5) The most powerful moments in this film are when the subjects simply speak for themselves, in the time, of the time. Of particular impact for me was an interview with a young former prostitute and heroin addict who tells her story simply, sadly, and with a raw despair that shook me. The film itself, unfortunately, is often too scattershot or diffuse to make a similar mark. Nonetheless, it's a good primer for a history I haven't previously been privy to.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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I found it terribly interesting that the Swedish team that took much of the historical footage of this film caused an international incident by highlighting race tensions in the U.S. which resulted in a recalling of ambassadors. A great overview and look at some of the less well known characters of the movement. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Without a doubt this movie will inform and move your heart, the best movie showing the era of collapse of leaders for the people and the rise of new ones..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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This documentary has so much passion in it. I loved it!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Göran Olsson

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Abiodun Oyewole

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Talib Kweli

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Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

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Angela Davis

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Mark Sinker

Sight & Sound

By resisting the impulse to let present-day moralists tamp the story into safe hindsight shape... it allows us to glimpse rawer and more remarkable elements of mutual transformation in real time.

Jul 6, 2018

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Ina Diane Archer

Film Comment Magazine

Olsson includes material that might typically have been considered outtakes and lets clips play at length, reinforcing an impression of intimacy with the participants in the scene.

Nov 5, 2013

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Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Broken into nine chapters -- one for each year -- the documentary isn't a rigorous work but a felt piece of vital, if flawed, art.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 4, 2011

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Docu about Black Power movement; language, violence.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 14, 2020

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

With music by the Roots and Michael Jackson, this mind-expanding doc is an appropriate companion piece to Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy's penetrating new volume, Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency.

Jun 10, 2020

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B. Ruby Rich

Film Quarterly

The result is astonishing, for stereotypes have long since replaced the vivid realities of that moment; now, revivified, its actors spin back into action, misconceptions corrected, history set straight.

Feb 28, 2020

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Synopsis

Swedish journalists document the black power movement in America.

Director: Göran Olsson
Executive Producer: Tobias Janson
Screenwriter: Göran Olsson
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Story AB, Sveriges Television
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $264.3K

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