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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 captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Göran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light in a mosaic of images, music and narration chronicling the evolution one of our nation's most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement. Music by Questlove and Om'Mas Keith, and commentary from prominent African- American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle - including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles - give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.
Original Release
04/01/2011
US Release
09/09/2011
Cast
Name | Character |
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Abiodun Oyewole | Self / Self (voice) |
Stokely Carmichael | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Talib Kweli | Self / Self (voice) |
Mable Carmichael | Self |
Ingrid Dahlberg | Self |
Martin Luther King | Self |
Questlove | Self |
Angela Davis | Self / Self (voice) |
Harry Belafonte | Self / Self (voice) |
King Gustaf VI Adolf | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Abiodun Oyewole | Self / Self (voice) |
Stokely Carmichael | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Talib Kweli | Self / Self (voice) |
Mable Carmichael | Self |
Ingrid Dahlberg | Self |
Martin Luther King | Self |
Questlove | Self |
Angela Davis | Self / Self (voice) |
Harry Belafonte | Self / Self (voice) |
King Gustaf VI Adolf | Self |
Coretta Scott King | Self |
Arnold Stahl | Self |
Malcolm X | Self |
Bertil Askelöf | Self |
Bo Holmström | Self |
Maggie Mailey | Self - Mother of Ten |
Erykah Badu | Self / Self (voice) |
Sonia Sánchez | Self / Self (voice) |
Eldridge Cleaver | Self |
Oerjan Oeberg | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tobias Janson | Executive Producer |
Axel Arnö | Producer |
Joslyn Barnes | Producer |
Irène Challand | Producer |
Irene Gavala-Chardalia | Producer |
Danny Glover | Producer |
Gaspard Lamunière | Producer |
Ritva Leino | Producer |
Julia Morgan | Producer |
Martin Pieper | Producer |
Annika Rogell | Producer |
Tore Tomter | Producer |
Jenny Örnborn | Producer |
Tobias Janson | Producer |
Lars Lindström | Producer |