Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
IMDB:
7.6
Released
7/2/2021
Duration
1h 57m
Genre
Music, Documentary, History
Country
United States of America
Cast
Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock
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.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
IMDB:
7.6Released
7/2/2021
Genre
Music, Documentary, History
Cast
Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock
Duration
1h 57m
Country
United States of America
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.
Cast
Self
Stevie Wonder
Self - Artist
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Artist
Chris Rock
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Tony Lawrence
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mavis Staples
Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson
Self
David Ruffin
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Sly Stone
Self (archive footage)
