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    Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

    January 19, 2012

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    Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    Contact: Andria Lisle andria.lisle@brooksmuseum.org 901.544.6208

    Description:
    More than three decades ago, a group of Swedish journalists captured on-camera interviews with the leaders of the Black Power Movement – including Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and Angela Davis – at the height of their influence. Time passed, and the 16mm film footage containing intimate moments and remarkably unguarded exchanges went forgotten for 30 years, until Göran Hugo Olsson discovered the tapes languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Through a mosaic of images, music and narration chronicling the evolution one of our nation’s most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement, Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light. 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. To purchase tickets by phone or for more information please call 901.544.6208.

    Director: Göran Hugo Olsson
    Sweden | 2011 | 100 minutes

    ART OPEN LATE is this Thursday!The Brooks stays open late every Thursday, 52 nights a year! Expect the unexpected, from gallery tours and artists talks, to films, musical performances and art-making activities, plus Brooks Milongas (tango dancing) in the Rotunda every third Thursday. Museum galleries and Museum Store are open until 8 pm, the Brushmark restaurant until 9 pm. To make dinner reservations call 901.544.6225


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        Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

        1934 Poplar Avenue
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        $6 mem/$8 non-mem/Free for VIP Film Pass holders

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        January 19, 2012

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        01/19/2012, 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM

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