A still from ‘The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975’ by Göran Hugo Olsson
“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” — James Baldwin
When I learned what happened to George Floyd on Memorial Day, I remembered more profoundly what “white privilege” means.
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Edith Bouvier Beale, Caroline Lee Radziwill in a still from 'That Summer' by Göran Hugo Olsson
Photo © Peter Beard
I've been a fan of Göran Hugo Olsson's filmmaking since I watched his 'The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975' quite a few years ago. He talked to me then about having a "100 percent connection with the material" which make his films not only wonderful but deeply honest.
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