Event

Join us for a special screening of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011), a film directed by Göran Hugo Olsson that examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement. The screening will take place on Friday, January 25, 2019 from 6-9pm at Slought. It will be followed by a conversation with scholar and activist Kathleen Cleaver and others. This event is presented in collaboration with Louverture Films and produced by Slought.  It is presented in partnership with the School of Social Policy & Practice, with the support of the Cinema & Media Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish filmmakers 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, Huey P. Newton, and Kathleen 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.

This event is free and open to the public, however registration is requested. Please plan to arrive early as registering does not guarantee you a seat. Seating is first come, first served.