Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · TMDB 7.6
Directed by Questlove
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
Why it matters
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until...
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Released
- 2021-07-02
- Studio
- Mass Distraction Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.6
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Key contributors
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Questlove
Director
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Stevie Wonder
Self
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
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Chris Rock
Self - Artist
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Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
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Nina Simone
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B.B. King
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Abbey Lincoln
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Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)