Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
# A Questlove Jawn.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2021-07-02
⌚ Running Time:
117 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.7
Beloved Cast
Self
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self
Chris Rock
Self
Tony Lawrence
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self
Abbey Lincoln
Self
Mavis Staples
Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson
Self
David Ruffin
Self
Sly Stone
Self
Hugh Masekela
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
Self
Ray Barretto
Self
Herbie Mann
Self
Mongo Santamaría
Self (uncredited)
Questlove
Self
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (uncredited)
Redd Foxx
