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

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

7.6 117 min Movie
MusicDocumentaryHistory

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.

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Cast

Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda Self - Artist
Chris Rock Chris Rock Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence Tony Lawrence Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone Nina Simone Self (archive footage)
B.B. King B.B. King Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln Abbey Lincoln Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples Mavis Staples Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin David Ruffin Self
Sly Stone Sly Stone Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela Hugh Masekela Self (archive footage)

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