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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary 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. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement—Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them—the filmmakers captur...

Directed By: Göran Olsson

Written By: Göran Olsson

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 40 m

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary 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. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement—Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them—the filmmakers captur...

Directed By: Göran Olsson

Written By: Göran Olsson

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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88
Sep 29, 2011
It's an imperfect but ambitious film willing to confront an enormous, complex period in this country.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 6, 2011
Black nationalism lives and breathes in this remarkably fresh documentary - a standout in last spring's New Directors/New Films - assembled by Göran Hugo Olsson.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 27, 2011
It may not add up to a narrative, but it's a fascinating compilation -- a mixtape you may want to hear more than once.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 7, 2011
Illustrates how the rhetoric of civil rights changed after the breakthroughs of Martin Luther King. With the world's media finally paying attention, critical thinkers like Carmichael, Davis, and Malcolm X were able to push back against the fretful questions about violence, and redefine the story of blacks in America over the centuries as one defined by violence.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 8, 2011
The fact that the speakers' faces are never seen produces a feeling of estrangement that is crucial to the film's effectiveness. You become acutely aware of gaps and discontinuities: between slogans and realities, between political ideals and stubborn social problems, between then and now.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 17, 2011
While it assumes a fair bit of knowledge of the social changes exploding in sixties America, there's a wealth of fascinating material and punchy insights into an earth shaking movement.
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50
Sep 4, 2011
Simply put, the documentary is full of cool talking heads pontificating rather than taking physical action.
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Production Company Story, Sveriges Television (SVT), Louverture Films, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Swedish Arts Grants Committee, YLE Teema
Release Date Sep 9, 2011
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline A documentary in 9 chapters
Website http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/black-power-mixtape/
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Awards

Guldbagge Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Nominations

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