Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Jul 2, 2021

1h 57m

★ 7.6

A Questlove Jawn.

Overview

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.

Genres

Music

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Mass Distraction Media

RadicalMedia

Vulcan Productions

Concordia Studio

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Trailers

Cast

Self

Stevie Wonder

Self - Artist

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self - Artist

Chris Rock

Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

Tony Lawrence

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

Mavis Staples

Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson

Self

David Ruffin

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Sly Stone

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela

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