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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
“A Questlove Jawn.”
7.6 / 10• 2021• 1h 57m•PG-13• English
MusicDocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lead
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Questlove's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
