Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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.
Description: 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
Homepage: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $3,696,069
Runtime: 117 minutes
The Queen of Basketball
Come Sunday
Suddenly, Last Summer
A Raisin in the Sun
Come from Away
Falas Negras
Along the Sea
Weiyena - The Long March Home
Bright Green Lies
Her Husband's Affairs
Stevie Wonder
Played Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Played Self
Chris Rock
Played Self
Tony Lawrence
Played Self
Nina Simone
Played Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Played Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Played Self
Mavis Staples
Played Self
Mahalia Jackson
Played Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin
Played Self
Sly Stone
Played Self
Hugh Masekela
Played Self
John V. Lindsay
Played Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Played Self
Herbie Mann
Played Self
Mongo Santamaría
Played Self
Questlove
Played Self (uncredited)
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Played Self
Walter Cronkite
Played Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Played Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Played Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Played Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Played Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Played Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Played Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Played Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Played Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Played Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Played Self (uncredited)
Backdrops
Posters
Logos
