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

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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.

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RELEASE DATE2021-07-02

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MOVIE SCREEN summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised

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▶ SUMMER OF SOUL | Official Trailer | In Theaters and on Hulu July 2 · Official ▶ SUMMER OF SOUL | Official Teaser · Official ▶ 'Summer of Soul' Wins Best Documentary Feature | 94th Oscars · Official ▶ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson takes home the win for his documentary Summer of Soul | EE BAFTAs 2022 · Official ▶ PFF SpringFest Q&A | SUMMER OF SOUL · Official ▶ Meet the Artist: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT · Official

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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)

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David RuffinSelf

Sly StoneSelf - Performer (archive footage)

Hugh MasekelaSelf (archive footage)

John V. LindsaySelf (archive footage)

Ray BarrettoSelf - Performer (archive footage)

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Herbie MannSelf (archive footage)

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Mongo SantamaríaSelf - Performer (archive footage)

QuestloveSelf (uncredited)

Luis A. Miranda Jr.Self - Civic Leader

Key Crew

QuestloveDirector Beth HubbardExecutive Producer Dave SirulnickExecutive Producer David DinersteinProducer Davis GuggenheimExecutive Producer Jannat GargiExecutive Producer Jeffrey LurieExecutive Producer Jen IsaacsonExecutive Producer Jody AllenExecutive Producer Jon KamenExecutive Producer Jonathan SilberbergExecutive Producer Joseph PatelProducer Laurene Powell JobsExecutive Producer Nicole StottExecutive Producer Robert FyvolentProducer Rocky CollinsExecutive Producer

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