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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

A Questlove Jawn.

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.

Date of release
2021-07-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (234)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Music, Documentary, History
Director
Questlove

Casting

  • Stevie Wonder — Self
  • 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)
  • Mahalia Jackson — Self (archive footage)
  • David Ruffin — Self
  • Sly Stone — Self - Performer (archive footage)
  • Hugh Masekela — Self (archive footage)

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