Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
A Questlove Jawn.
2021-07-02 | 117 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Stevie WonderSelf
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Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf
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Chris RockSelf
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Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)
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B.B. KingSelf (archive footage)
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Abbey LincolnSelf
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Mavis StaplesSelf
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Mahalia JacksonSelf (archive footage)
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Sly StoneSelf
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Hugh MasekelaSelf
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John V. LindsaySelf (archive footage)
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Ray BarrettoSelf
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QuestloveSelf (uncredited)
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Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
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Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
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