Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
“A Questlove Jawn.”
2021•PG-13•1h 57m•7.6•Released
MusicDocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Questlove
Revenue
$4M
Languages
English
Studio
Mass Distraction Media
Cast
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin
Self
Sly Stone
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Herbie Mann
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Mass Distraction Media
Company
RadicalMedia
Company
Vulcan Productions
Company
Concordia Studio
Producer
David Dinerstein
Producer
Robert Fyvolent
Producer
Joseph Patel
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