Movie Description
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(2021)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Questlove
- Producer : Robert Fyvolent,David Dinerstein,Joseph Patel
- Editor : Joshua L. Pearson
- Cast : Stevie Wonder,Lin-Manuel Miranda,Chris Rock,Tony Lawrence,Nina Simone,B.B. King,Abbey Lincoln,Mavis Staples,Mahalia Jackson,David Ruffin,Sly Stone,Hugh Masekela,John V. Lindsay,Ray Barretto,Herbie Mann,Mongo Santamaría,Questlove,Luis A. Miranda Jr.,Walter Cronkite,Malcolm X,Martin Luther King Jr.,Robert F. Kennedy,Richard Nixon,John F. Kennedy,Jesse Jackson,Moms Mabley,Max Roach,Fidel Castro,Redd Foxx,Dorinda Drake,Barbara Bland-Acosta,Darryl Lewis,Gladys Knight,Dinah Shore,Buzz Aldrin,Al Sharpton,Marilyn McCoo,Sheila E.,Berry Gordy,Neil Armstrong,George Kirby,Willie Tyler,Billy Davis Jr.,John Chancellor,Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham,Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,Roebuck 'Pops' Staples,Harry Reasoner,Selema Masekela,Edwin Hawkins,Kwame Ture,Bones Howe,Greg Errico,Roy Ayers,Musa Jackson,Charlayne Hunter-Gault,Cholly Atkins
Cast
Self
Self - Artist
Self - Artist
Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self (uncredited)
Self - Civic Leader
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Self - Festival Attendee
Self - Festival Attendee
Self - Festival Attendee
Self - Musician
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive sound)
Self - Minister & Activist
Self - The 5th Dimension
Self - Musician
Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
Self (archive sound)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)
Self - The 5th Dimension
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Son of Hugh Masekela
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
Self - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone
Self
Self - Festival Attendee
Self - Former Reporter, The New York Times
Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)
Posters
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Facts
Original TitleSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-07-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 57m
Revenue₹ 3696069
Homepagehttps://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/
Production CompaniesMass Distraction Media,RadicalMedia,Vulcan Productions,Concordia Studio
Genres
- Music
- Documentary
- History
