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

A Questlove Jawn.

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IMDb Ratings

8/10

Movie Details

Title
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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.
Runtime
1 h 58 min
Release Date
2 July 2021
Actors
Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Tony Lawrence, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Abbey Lincoln, Mavis Staples, Mahalia Jackson, David Ruffin, Sly Stone, Hugh Masekela, John V. Lindsay, Ray Barretto, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaría, Questlove, Luis Miranda, Walter Cronkite, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Moms Mabley, Max Roach, Fidel Castro, Redd Foxx
Certification
PG-13
Genres
Documentary, Music, History
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