Lost and Found: The Black Power Mixtape, Screening at the Piazza Tomorrow

Here at Geekadelphia, we are all about new, digital, and future. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get a bit wistful about old, analog, and outdated every once in a while. The cool thing about digital media is that everything is searchable, instantly categorized, and indexed. Nothing ever gets lost. Unfortunately, that means that nothing gets found either, and that’s kind of a shame.

From 1967-1975 a Swedish TV crew traveled to the US, shooting footage for a documentary on Angela Davies, Stokely Carmichael, and the Black Power movement. At some point after they got home, the footage went into storage at a public television station and was promptly forgotten. Fast forward 30 years, and the footage is discovered and The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 is created. The silent film footage is accompanied by current commentary and music from the people whose lives have been influenced and formed by those who walked before them, including Philadelphia’s own ?uestlove (!)

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 8th at 7pm, the Philadelphia premiere of this documentary will be screened at the Piazza at Schmidt’s as part of the Awesome Fest. Immediately afterwards there will be a discussion panel featuring Dr. Molefi Asante (Temple University), Chill Moody (hip-hop artist), Gregory Walker (founder, The Brothers Network), Michael Dennis (ReelBlack), and will be moderated by Nicole Gilles (Multicultural Director, GPFO).

This film is a must see. For more information, check out Awesome Fest’s official website.