This includes never-before seen interviews and footage of
Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King, Eldridge Cleaver, and
Angela Davis (the latter during her imprisonment and trial in
1972). The footage sat in a basement for 30 years, and it’s a
remarkable find. Director Göran Hugo Olsson shaped the footage
to form a narrative in 9 chapters, one chapter for each year.
The film adds contemporary voice-overs from poets Sonia Sanchez
and Abiodun Oyewole, musicians Erykah Badu and John Forté,
historian Robin Kelley, and others. While the Black Power
movement may be too big to squeeze into a short documentary (the
run time is barely over 90 minutes), you come away with a
significant understanding of the events and people who
participated and shaped the time. Olsson’s decision to create a
strict chronological story, moving from year to year, is the
film’s strength. You literally see, hear, and feel change
happening on-screen. The archival footage includes public
appearances and speeches that are profound and sharp, l