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

PG-13 ★ 7.6/10 117 min Music, Documentary, History United States English
Director: Questlove
Streaming on:
A Questlove Jawn.

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.

Trailer

Top 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)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Appears on 6 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #12
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #069

Critic Curated

Slates The New Black Film Canon The 75 Greatest
Slate Magazine #69
Vulture's 101 Best Movies Set In New York City
Vulture #70

Genre Curation

70 Greatest Music Documentaries Of All Time by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone #13

Letterboxd Lists

Official Top 250 Documentary Films
Letterboxd #74

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