The Last Poets / Made in Amerikkka

Podium Mozaïek and Black Soil Film Festival present the screening of The Last Poets / Made in Amerikkka ahead of The Last Poets concert at Podium Mozaïek.

The Last Poets / Made in Amerikkka is more than just a concert film, documentary, or art film—it transcends genres. It is a cinematic statement, as powerful and uncompromising as The Last Poets themselves—a group of young poets who, with jazz and funk as their rhythmic backbone, rolling percussion, and razor-sharp wordplay, take aim at the oppression of African Americans. Their poetry is raw, confrontational, and infused with humor—a reflection of life in the ghetto.

Nearly forty years after their disbandment, the legendary pioneers of hip-hop, rap, and slam reunite in Paris for a one-time concert at the Banlieues Bleues Festival in 2008. In the intimacy of their Paris rehearsal space, they reflect on their origins: the birth of the collective, the turbulent years of political resistance, and their unrestrained creative force. For this unique reunion, they are joined by icons of Great Black Music: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Robert Irving III, and Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman.