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

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Music

Documentary

History

2021

117 min

PG-13

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.

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"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Sher Free✌️

"One of my favorite documentaries, very well done! Glad that hidden history is being uncovered!"

Jonathan Kent

"Amazing and Uplifting "

Charles Moore

"Awesome "

PoPadre

"Five minutes in and the first footage of a performer at the Harlem Cultural Festival is Stevie Wonder kicking ass on piano, vocals (per usual), and drums. Already sorry I waited so long to watch this. "

Miranda

"Impressive #documentary #music #decade2020 "

Wilma Williams

"Fantastic! Great documentary and loved the amazing quality in sound with the performances. #musicdoc"

Cole Whitworth

"One of the greatest American stories seldom told. So much talent in one spot! I'm glad that this story is being shared. "

Reshawn Garnett

"Great representation of what black culture TRULY is "

Janna Cotson

"This is a great, joyful film that celebrates a beautiful, hopeful time. Questlove does a wonderful job of directing this honorific of 1969. If you're of a certain age, you will cry, in a good way. If this doesn't make you feel a host of emotions, there might be something wrong with you. It's not a concert film. It's a documentary, with interviews and creative editing designed to inform while it entertains. I hope this becomes a classic."