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

English · 117 min · ★ 7.6 TMDB

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.

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Original title
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Release date
2021-07-02
Production countries
United States
TMDB rating
7.6 / 10 · 231 votes

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QuestloveDirectorStevie WonderSelfLin-Manuel MirandaSelf - ArtistChris RockSelf - ArtistTony LawrenceSelf - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)B.B. KingSelf (archive footage)Abbey LincolnSelf (archive footage)Mavis StaplesSelf - Singer (archive footage) (voice)Mahalia JacksonSelf (archive footage)David RuffinSelfSly StoneSelf - Performer (archive footage)Hugh MasekelaSelf (archive footage)John V. LindsaySelf (archive footage)Ray BarrettoSelf - Performer (archive footage)Herbie MannSelf (archive footage)Mongo SantamaríaSelf - Performer (archive footage)QuestloveSelf (uncredited)Luis A. Miranda Jr.Self - Civic LeaderWalter CronkiteSelf - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)Malcolm XSelf - Activist (archive footage)Martin Luther King Jr.Self - Activist (archive footage)Robert F. KennedySelf - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)Richard NixonSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)John F. KennedySelf - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)Jesse JacksonSelf

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