Film Review: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

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Documenting a powerful and pivotal period in modern American history – the Black Power Mixtape is an archival collage of the Black Power movement. Read below for triplew.me’s review of the film…

Written and directed by Swedish director Göran Olsson – the Black Power Mixtape is a series of footage compilations and interviews done by a team from Swedish TV back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. The Swedish media was trying to unearth the other face of Americn not readily visible to its viewers.

The film works as a compelling and fascinating look at the progression of the movement. The film begins with Stokley Charmichael, whose growing frustration with the pacifist teachings of Martin Luther King prompted the concept of the black power movement.

And from there the Mixtape takes us on a journey through the years of the movement via an insightful look of how it developed at the hands of icons such as Angela Davis. The film shows some never seen before (or rarely seen before) footage and interviews.

The Black Power Mixtape might not be a perfect historical documentary – but Olsson’s smart use of this wealth of archival imagery interlaced with modern-day commentary (from artists such as Talib Kweli and Erykah Badu) helped create a marvelous sequence to this deeply relevant tale.

STARRING Documentary

DIRECTED BY Göran Olsson

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

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