Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
A Questlove Jawn.
Movie · Music, Documentary, History · 1h 57m · Rated 7.6/10 on TMDB · Released July 2, 2021
Overview
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.
Directed by Questlove
Cast
- Stevie Wonder as Self
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Self - Artist
- Chris Rock as Self - Artist
- Tony Lawrence as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
- Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
- B.B. King as Self (archive footage)
- Abbey Lincoln as Self (archive footage)
- Mavis Staples as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
- Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)
- David Ruffin as Self
- Sly Stone as Self - Performer (archive footage)
- Hugh Masekela as Self (archive footage)
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