Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2021-07-02
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: Questlove
Revenue: $3,696,069 USD
Top Cast
- Stevie Wonder as Self
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Self
- Chris Rock as Self
- Tony Lawrence as Self
- Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
- B.B. King as Self (archive footage)
- Abbey Lincoln as Self
- Mavis Staples as Self
- Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)
- David Ruffin as Self
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