Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Directed by Questlove
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Stevie WonderSelf
Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf - Artist
Chris RockSelf - Artist
Tony 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)
Sly StoneSelf - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh MasekelaSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Robert Fyvolent
- Producer
- David Dinerstein
- Producer
- Joseph Patel
- Director
- Questlove
- Director of Photography
- Shawn Peters
- Editor
- Joshua L. Pearson